A number of Kenyans online were on Monday outraged over news that the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referal Hospital was kicking patients out of their beds.
The trending reports relayed that patients who could not pay their bills were being left out on the hospital's corridors unattended.
Kisumu Deputy Governor Matthews Owili released an official statement over the matter explaining that the patients found along the corridors, lying on hospital mattresses had been discharged.
Dr Owili further admitted that the hospital is congested therefore bed space remains an issue at the facility.
"The patients had been discharged. We handle cases several patients from all over Western Kenya," he noted.
According to The Standard, patients at the facility claim that they were kicked out after failing to raise clearance fees.
The reporters further established that following the public outrage, five mattresses had been left on the balcony of Ward Two with one of the patients, George Odhiambo reiterating the claims.
The hospital's CEO Peter Okoth denied any reports of the patients being mistreated at the facility.
He, however, confirmed that the hospital is grappling with congestion.
The authorities were hesitant to convey any plans to resolve the said congestion problem.
