Mukurweini dairy to build Sh2m information centre at Mwai Kibaki Hospital

Mukurweini Wakulima Dairy will build a Sh2 million information centre at Mwai Kibaki Teaching and Referral Hospital in Othaya.

Chairman Muhika Mutahi said the design and the bill of quantities are ready and are only waiting for the groundbreaking ceremony next month.

He said the building of the centre is part of the firm's corporate social responsibility.

The dairy will also put up shelter at the hospital’s farewell home that will be branded and milk sold to those collecting the bodies of their loved ones, Mutahi said.

The tents will shield people from the scorching sun or rain.

He said this was a reciprocal gesture after the hospital organised a medical camp for members of the community and staff members during the dairy’s general meeting.

The hospital has agreed to offer free medical camps to dairy members and community members, Mutahi said.

He spoke when he handed over a donation of its Royal Yoghurt brand, chairs and tables to the hospital's staff canteen on Tuesday.

The dairy, through its subsidiary Wakulima Sacco, has also been paying school fees for children from poor families in Mukurweini.

“We have a big soccer team that is now going to the Super League and we have many other things that we are doing,” Mutahi said

Muhika said the partnership started two years ago when they invited the hospital board and staff during a celebration to mark the dairy's 30 years of operations. 

Juliana Tisnanga, director of clinical and nursing services at the medical facility, said the partnership with the dairy and other entities is key to bridge the resources gap and promoting patient experience.

“This is because as much as we are getting support from the government and internal revenue generation, it might not be sufficient to cater to all the needs,” she said.

Tisnanga said the construction of the centre will ease access to information on the services offered at the facility.

Clients will also have a place where their questions will be answered promptly.

Relatives will receive information and guidance and get the right information, Tisnanga added.

She thanked the dairy for the donations and expressed hope that there will be more engagement between the two entities.

“As Mwai Kibaki Hospital, we are urging other institutions, both within the region and without, to support us and collaborate with us so that we can take care of their members, and also they can provide to us some of the much-needed resources,” Tisnanga said.

Edited by A.N