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Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe of Kakamega Diocese at Bishop Nicholas Stam Pastoral and Animation centre in Kakamega town. Credit: The Standard Media group

Closed 94-Year-Old Catholic Hospital in Kenya to Reopen “once unpaid salaries issues are addressed”: Bishop Obanyi

Jan 22, 2026

The reopening of St. Mary’s Mumias Mission Hospital, the 94-year-old health facility of he Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya, which suspended operations in early July 2025 can only occur after outstanding staff salaries are paid and sustainable income streams are secured, the Local Ordinary of the Kenyan Episcopal See has said.

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