The recent stand-off between Mombasa Cement and the County Government of Mombasa appears to have been resolved.
On Friday, Mombasa Cement officials announced that their services at Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital will resume soon.
The company also clarified that it was not at war with the county.
This is a relief to the thousands of Coast residents who have been depending on aid to have their hospital bills paid for by the company.
The company has also been catering for mortuary bills for those who have lost their loved ones at the facility, in addition to paying part of their funeral costs including transportation of bodies and buying of caskets for them.
"We are not at war with the Mombasa Governor or the county government. The small thing that was there will soon be sorted and services will resume," Mombasa Cement's Corporate Social Responsibility officer said at a press briefing in Mombasa, on Friday.
He also assured Mombasa residents that they are still keen to make the county beautiful and that the elephant sculptures at the Makupa roundabout will not be relocated.
“The beautification of the Makupa roundabout will not be interfered with. It will remain as it is. The beautification project in Kilifi county will not affect Mombasa county,” Sayani added.
On April 20, the county had written to all county health facilities directing that they stop receiving donations and any form of aid until a restructuring was done.
This was interpreted by many as stopping the company from paying hospital bills for needy patients.
It elicited sharp reactions from different quarters forcing the county to do a follow-up letter, specifically to Mombasa Cement to explain the decision and what they actually meant.
The Mombasa Cement officer Mohammed Amir and Tudor MCA Samir Bhaloo, said politicians were out to ride on the alleged stand-off between the company and the county government.
"Mombasa Cement CEO Hasmukh Patel is not affiliated with any political outfit. He is apolitical. Those out to use the situation to seek political mileage are doing a disservice to the people of Mombasa," Amir said.
