- These clarifications come in response to an audit for the 2023/2024 financial year conducted by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu, which revealed that expired drugs valued at Ksh1.8 million were found in the hospital's inventory.
Nakuru County Governor Susan Kihika has responded to growing concerns regarding the presence of expired HIV/AIDS medications at Nakuru Level Five Hospital. In a statement issued on March 5, 2025, Governor Kihika has clarified that the medications in question had expired before 2022 and were no longer in use due to updated treatment guidelines.
Governor Kihika has emphasized that the expired drugs were retained in storage pending an audit by the Global Fund prior to their disposal.
Roselyn Mungai, the head of the Nakuru County Department for Health Services, has provided further insights into the situation. She has explained that the expired medications were initially donated by a development partner for specific programs. However, due to changes in treatment protocols, their distribution was halted.
“The first set of drugs consists of ‘program drugs’ donated by our development partner. The expiration of these drugs was caused by a change in the user protocol, which necessitated the stoppage of their distribution,” she said through a statement.
Additionally, Mungai has clarified that another batch of short-expiry drugs, donated by the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA), were not part of the essential medicines provided to Nakuru County Referral Hospital. “Once drugs expire, the hospital cannot dispose of them until a stringent audit and disposal process is completed,” she added.
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These clarifications come in response to an audit for the 2023/2024 financial year conducted by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu, which revealed that expired drugs valued at Ksh1.8 million were found in the hospital's inventory.
