The Kenya Hospital Association (KHA), which manages the Nairobi Hospital, is embroiled in an intense internal conflict involving boardroom battles, court cases, and competing meetings.
The issue began with a call for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) by KHA members who manage the hospital, seeking to discuss the hospital’s financial performance, elect directors, and conduct other important business as outlined in their bylaws.
Members planned to use the September 21 AGM to remove the current management board. Chairman Chris Bichage led the KHA board in announcing a separate Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) for September 18 at a Nairobi hotel.
An EGM is typically called to address urgent matters that must be scheduled for an AGM.
This move prompted Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi (representing 400 members of the association) to file a case in court to stop the EGM, accusing the board of using it as a tactic to prevent their removal.
High Court Judge Peter Mulwa intervened, issuing an order on September 12 to stop the EGM pending further hearings.
The case is scheduled for mention on October 8.
Ahmednasir claims that the board is attempting to use legal maneuvers to shield itself from removal, infringing on the rights of the members under the Companies Act and the KHA Articles of Association.
The members had formally requested the removal of the board based on mismanagement concerns.
Robert Shaw, one of the prominent voices among the members, claims that the situation at The Nairobi Hospital is critical, with lives continually in danger due to poor management.
Shaw, along with 387 other members, demanded that the EGM remove the entire board, believing that the hospital’s leadership was failing to meet its responsibilities.
The dispute is part of a broader power struggle within KHA, with the members pushing for accountability from the board amidst claims of mismanagement that threaten the hospital’s operations and patient care.
