Did you know that the county mortuary famously known as ‘Kwa Jack’ has been renamed to Annex Hospital Nakuru Farewell Home?

Well according to the County Public Health Chief Officer George Gachomba, the name is meant to enhance management of the Facility.

Some people might even say the name is more endearing especially with the incorporation of the words ‘farewell home’.

Mr Gachomba adds that just like Nakuru County Level 5 Hospital manages the mortuary within the hospital, so is the case of Annex Hospital and the Annex Hospital Nakuru Farewell Home.

"The change of name is so as to ensure proper management of the oldest mortuary in Nakuru" Mr Gachomba says.

This even as Mtaa Wangu has learnt that the move to change the name was opposed by some staff at the mortuary, as this would mean increasing the number of bodies hosted at the already overwhelmed facility.

According to some sources, this saw a reshuffle done with some of the staff at the facility being transferred to Nakuru Level Five Hospital mortuary.

But the county government's move to change the name of the oldest facility might not in any way change the locals’ perception concerning the facility.

Nakuru-based Governance activist Laban Omusundi, though welcoming the change of name, was quick to point out that the county should ensure the services offered are improved.

“What we are interested in is the service and not the name,” he says.

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Why the County renamed 'Kwa Jack' mortuary

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