According to a report by Auditor General for the period 2019/2020 when Dr Musa was the Medical Superintendent, revenue collected by the Hospital in the year under review was Ksh.111, 376,968 however, only Ksh. 104,647,354 was banked. The management failed to account for Ksh. 6,729,614
The former Medical Superintendent at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital Dr Musa Mohamed is a man under siege. When the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) took over the running of the city, he was demoted to the position of deputy director of medical services.
Dr Musa’s removal as the Medical Superintendent at the hospital is said to have been a result of numerous complaints from the public, with complaints that the once vibrant hospital had become a pale shadow of itself. Sources claim that corruption incidents become rampant under Dr Musa’s watch and that he had failed to properly manage the health facility.
The report further outlines how during Dr Musa’s tenure as the Medical Superintendent, Mama Lucy hospital experienced staff shortages which hampered service delivery. Employment records maintained at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital revealed an approved staff establishment of 808 staff members against 519 permanent staff resulting in a deficit of 289 staff
According to a report by Auditor General for the period 2019/2020 when Dr Musa was the Medical Superintendent, revenue collected by the Hospital in the year under review was Ksh.111, 376,968 however, only Ksh. 104,647,354 was banked. The management failed to account for Ksh. 6,729,614.
The report further outlines how during Dr Musa’s tenure as the Medical Superintendent, Mama Lucy hospital experienced staff shortages which hampered service delivery. Employment records maintained at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital revealed an approved staff establishment of 808 staff members against 519 permanent staff resulting in a deficit of 289 staff.
The shortage appeared to have hindered efficient and effective services as the Management then resorted to the hiring of temporary workers to fill various departments. In the year under review, wages for casual employees totalled Ksh. 49,100,736. The wages were paid to 101 casuals at Ksh. 16,484,266, 57 locum nurses at Ksh.16, 482,000, 8 clinicians at Ksh. 4,818,300, 7 anaesthetists at Ksh. 2,662,470, 15 officers for Covid-19 mitigation at Ksh. 709,500 and various other medical officers at Ksh. 7,944,200.
However, requisitions from the user departments and approvals for the hire of the staff were not provided for audit review. As a result, the regularity of the recruitment, and suitability for the jobs assigned to staff could not be confirmed. No explanation was provided by Management for preferring casual over permanent or term workers.
