“We have built 14 new hospitals in Kisima County since 2022.”
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Gov. Amara OduyaGovernor of Kisima County
VerdictMisleading
3 of 14 are new hospitalsCounty records list 14 health projects, but 9 are upgrades to existing clinics and 2 have not opened. Three new hospitals are operating.
Why
The county's own project register has 14 entries under health facilities. Nine are extensions or refits of clinics that already existed. Two more are finished buildings with no staff or equipment.
Three are new hospitals now admitting patients. The number 14 is real, but calling all of them new hospitals gives a false picture of what has been built.
The evidence
- Primary documentKisima County capital projects register, 2022 to 2026Page 12 lists all 14 health projects by type
- Primary dataHealth facility licence listThree new hospital licences issued in the county since 2022
- Our reportingVisits to two unopened buildingsPhotographs taken 30 Sep 2026
- Right of replyWritten reply from the governor's officeQuoted in full below
Right of reply
By new hospitals the governor meant all new and improved health facilities delivered by this administration.
Updates
- Verdict published: Misleading.
- Governor's office replies.
- Check opened. Records requested from the county.