MTRH has introduced new security measures to safeguard the safety of patients in the hospital. Photo: Courtesy.
The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTREH) in Eldoret Uasin Gishu County, has announced new security guidelines for visitors to the hospital.
In the new sweeping guidelines, all visitors in the hospital will have to undergo a mandatory screening and stricter measures to access the hospital, additionally, the number of visitors reduced to two at a time, in the new compliance measures issued by Health Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale.
“In compliance with the Ministry of Health directive to improve safety and security, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) wishes to inform the public that effective 1st August 2025, each patient will only be allowed a maximum of two (2) visitors at a time,” read the statement.
In a circular noticed issued by MTRH on Friday, the hospital has also reviewed its visiting hours, limiting access to the wards to two session in a day.
The current visiting Hours according to the hospital new guideline;
: Lunch: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Evening: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
“We urge all visitors to adhere to the above guidelines. Thank you for your cooperation,” MTRH urged.
The new security measures follows efforts to strengthen security in public hospitals, following the death of two male patients in ward 7B at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in February and July.
The latest victim 53-year-old Edward Maingi, who was slit on the throat on his bed, prompting strict directives from Duale to impose and raise the patients confidence and assurance of their safety.
In the new directives, Duale directed all national referrals in the country to conduct fully security audit and implement corrective measures including installation of functional CCTv surveillance in sensitive areas within the hospital.
CS Duale further announced the introduction of monitoring calls, tight visit controls, mandatory identity and vehicle details for all individuals, including police officers, who bring patients to hospitals.
“We will ask all persons, including police who bring in sick patients, to leave behind information, including vehicle number plate and ID. We aim to have anonymous calls in hospitals for security purposes,” Duale earlier stated.
However, the
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