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17/04/2026

๐’๐€๐ƒ ๐๐„๐–๐’๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ: Mother narrates how her child died at Ishiara Level 4 hospital due to the poor status of the facility and how she was forced to carry the dead baby with a matatu after the mortuary keys at the facility were lost.๐Ÿ˜ญ

Inpatient beds at ishiara level 4 hospital, Mbeere North๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ na kuna Embu county government.
16/04/2026

Inpatient beds at ishiara level 4 hospital, Mbeere North๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ na kuna Embu county government.

๐Š๐”๐‚๐Ž ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐’ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐’๐”๐‘๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐ˆ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐€๐‘๐€ ๐‹๐„๐•๐„๐‹ ๐Ÿ’ ๐‡๐Ž๐’๐๐ˆ๐“๐€๐‹: The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO), led by Secretary Genera...
16/04/2026

๐Š๐”๐‚๐Ž ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐’ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐’๐”๐‘๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐ˆ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐€๐‘๐€ ๐‹๐„๐•๐„๐‹ ๐Ÿ’ ๐‡๐Ž๐’๐๐ˆ๐“๐€๐‹: The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO), led by Secretary General George Gibore, has now called for the immediate closure of Ishiara Level 4 Hospital, citing its dilapidated environment, poor condition, and lack of proper health services.

According to KUCO, the hospital has very few staff, lacks essential medical equipment, and is struggling to serve patients effectively despite the fact that health funds are available. Gibore has blamed county officials for misuse and mismanagement of public resources, saying the suffering of Ishiara residents is a direct result of failed leadership and corruption.

He further stated that the facility should be downgraded, as it currently does not meet the standards of a Level 4 hospital.

This is a serious national embarrassment. A hospital meant to save lives has been turned into a danger zone, while wananchi continue to suffer and even lose their lives while demanding basic services.

Ishiara deserves better!
Health is a right, not a privilege!
Those responsible must be held accountable.

๐ˆ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐€๐‘๐€ ๐‹๐„๐•๐„๐‹ ๐Ÿ’ ๐‡๐Ž๐’๐๐ˆ๐“๐€๐‹ ๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐‚๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„!๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญHon. Gitonga Mukunji has today visited Ishiara Level 4 Hospital and what h...
15/04/2026

๐ˆ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐€๐‘๐€ ๐‹๐„๐•๐„๐‹ ๐Ÿ’ ๐‡๐Ž๐’๐๐ˆ๐“๐€๐‹ ๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐‚๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„!๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji has today visited Ishiara Level 4 Hospital and what he found is a complete disgrace. The facility is in a deplorable condition, with a dirty and neglected environment that can easily expose patients to even more diseases instead of healing them.

A hospital should be a place of safety, cleanliness and dignity, but what is happening in Ishiara is unacceptable and shameful for Embu County.

Hon. Mukunji has now boldly challenged Governor Cecily Mbarire to either resign or ensure the facility is fully improved within one month. This is not politics, this is about the lives of wananchi who deserve proper healthcare.

Embu people deserve better!
A whole Level 4 hospital cannot look like this in 2026!

๐Œ๐ ๐Œ๐”๐Š๐”๐๐‰๐ˆ - ๐Œ๐“๐„๐“๐„๐™๐ˆ ๐–๐€ ๐Œ๐–๐€๐๐€๐๐‚๐‡๐ˆ!Today, Manyatta MP Hon. John Gitonga Mukunji together with Ishiara residents marched t...
15/04/2026

๐Œ๐ ๐Œ๐”๐Š๐”๐๐‰๐ˆ - ๐Œ๐“๐„๐“๐„๐™๐ˆ ๐–๐€ ๐Œ๐–๐€๐๐€๐๐‚๐‡๐ˆ!
Today, Manyatta MP Hon. John Gitonga Mukunji together with Ishiara residents marched to Ishiara Police Station to demand answers on the progress of investigations into the killing of two young youths who were shot during demonstrations over the poor state of Ishiara Level 4 Hospital.

This is the kind of leadership Kenyans deserve, a leader who does not hide in silence when citizens are oppressed. Hon. Mukunji has consistently proven that he is a true servant of the people, always ready to stand with wananchi and boldly condemn any evil act committed by the government against innocent citizens.

It is unfortunate and shameful that while residents cry for justice and better services, the Embu County Government remains silent, and the County Assembly has completely failed in its oversight role. Instead of protecting the people, many MCAs have turned into praise singers after being โ€œboughtโ€ by the governor, leaving wananchi to suffer with collapsing health services and unchecked impunity.

Justice must be served. The lives lost in Ishiara matter. Leadership must be accountable.

Kudos Hon. Mukunji for standing firm with the people.
Justice for the fallen youths.
Ishiara Hospital deserves dignity and proper services.

15/04/2026

MP Leo Wamuthende lectures Embu Governor for the bad state of Ishiara Level 4 hospital. He has confirmed that the hospital is in a bad state and needs improvement. He has proposed those in its management to be relieved of their duties instead of being transferred to other hospitals as where they will go they will kill other people.

He says people cannot continue dying in the hospital and that he has severally been requested by people for money for ambulance to take their patients to other hospitals.

๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐„๐–๐’: The statement by IPOA on the Embu shooting incident is noted but Kenyans have heard this script before.Ev...
15/04/2026

๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐„๐–๐’: The statement by IPOA on the Embu shooting incident is noted but Kenyans have heard this script before.

Every time lives are lost, we are promised โ€œindependent, impartial investigationsโ€ and โ€œappropriate recommendations.โ€ Yet, in many cases, justice is delayed or never comes at all. Families are left waiting endlessly, while those responsible walk free. We cannot forget the painful case of the Kianjokoma brothers, where clear evidence and public outrage still dragged through a slow, frustrating process that left many questioning whether justice will ever truly be served.

Accountability must not be a matter of statements and promises. It must be timely, transparent, and decisive. When investigations take too long or go silent, public trust continues to erode. Kenyans deserve more than condolences, we deserve action, justice, and closure.

This cannot be another file that gathers dust. Enough is enough.

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๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚ ๐‹๐€๐๐ƒ ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐ˆ๐๐†: It is heartbreaking and unacceptable that fruit vendors near Embu Level 5 Hospital are now being fo...
15/04/2026

๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚ ๐‹๐€๐๐ƒ ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐ˆ๐๐†: It is heartbreaking and unacceptable that fruit vendors near Embu Level 5 Hospital are now being forcefully evicted by the Embu County Government, simply because a private investor allegedly wants to build a petrol stationon the same spot.

These vendors are hardworking Kenyans trying to earn an honest living and feed their families. The stalls they operate from were constructed through the efforts of Kirimari MCA Ibrahim Swaleh, to support small traders and create order, not to be destroyed overnight for private profit.

๐’๐‡๐€๐Œ๐„: ISHIARA LEVEL 4 HOSPITAL CONDITIONS!It is heartbreaking and disgusting that in 2026, a mortuary attendant at Ishi...
15/04/2026

๐’๐‡๐€๐Œ๐„: ISHIARA LEVEL 4 HOSPITAL CONDITIONS!

It is heartbreaking and disgusting that in 2026, a mortuary attendant at Ishiara Level 4 Hospital is forced to hang a bucket of water on the wall just to wash and embalm bodies. This is not only humiliating to workers, but also inhuman and disrespectful to the dead and their families. Even worse, the water being used in the facility is dirty and unsafe, exposing patients and staff to serious health risks.

Yet when the people of Ishiara raised their voices to demand better services, the response was not solutions, it was bullets. Three young lives were taken for protesting a hospital that lacks basic necessities like clean water. That is not leadership, that is oppression.

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๐’๐€๐ƒ ๐๐„๐–๐’: ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญThe heartbreaking killing of two innocent young men in Ishiara, Mbeere North, is a painful reminder of how c...
14/04/2026

๐’๐€๐ƒ ๐๐„๐–๐’: ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญThe heartbreaking killing of two innocent young men in Ishiara, Mbeere North, is a painful reminder of how cheaply the government values the lives of ordinary citizens. The people of Ishiara were not criminals, they were simply raising genuine concerns about the poor state of Ishiara Level 4 Hospital, a facility that should be saving lives, not becoming the reason lives are lost.

Kenyans have a constitutional right to protest and demand better services. Complaining about a failing hospital is not a crime. It is a cry for help. It is a demand for dignity. Instead of listening and acting with urgency, the government responded with brutality, bullets, and bloodshed.

What makes this even more painful is the hypocrisy. Just a few months ago, the same county and national government leaders were in Embu campaigning for their UDA candidates. They came begging for votes, praising the people, promising development, and singing Tutams. That time, they needed the people. Today, they are killing the same people for speaking up.

This is unacceptable. No government should silence its citizens through violence. Justice must be served, and those responsible for this cruel act must be held accountable.

May the souls of the departed rest in peace, and may their families find strength. Ishiara deserves hospitals, not graves. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

14/04/2026

๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐„๐–๐’: 2 people sh0t and k*lled by police for holding peaceful demos over the poor state of Ishiara Level 4 Hospital in Mbeere North, Embu.

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๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐–: Serious concerns are emerging from the Embu High Court as journalists have reportedly been chased away a...
13/04/2026

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐–: Serious concerns are emerging from the Embu High Court as journalists have reportedly been chased away and barred from covering the opening, scrutiny, and verification of election materials in the Mbeere North by-election petition.

The media plays a critical role in ensuring transparency and accountability, especially in sensitive electoral processes. Locking them out raises more questions than answers. What is being hidden from the public eye? Why deny Kenyans the right to follow such a crucial democratic process?

This move fuels growing fears of possible cover-ups and undermines public trust in the justice system. Transparency is not optional, it is the foundation of credible elections and a functioning democracy.

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