By Hope Barbra
Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board (KMPDB) has clarified and confirmed that Matata Nursing Home has not been deregistered and is active in their register.
The Chief Executive officer (CEO) Dr David G Kariuki in a letter to the director of Matata Nursing home, John Malago wrote” reference is made to your letter dated 27th August 2025 on facility KMPDU registration number 000600. This is to formally confirm that Matata Nursing Home, registration number 000600, license number 6907175 is currently active in our register.
Should you further clarification, do not hesitate to contact the undersigned, “dated 28th August 2025.
Malago said their facility was compliant and SHA compliant with the patients using the SHA facility to access treatment at the facility.
“We are registered by SHA and the patients registered under SHA visiting our facilities have been accessing medical care service. We are compliant and operate within the law,” he said.
He said the deregistered Matata Nursing Home Company limited is not related anyway to the Matata Nursing Home hospital and have different registration numbers.
“It is unfortunate that a section of the media decided to use the photo of our history in their story without verifying with us. That was unprofessional and was meant to paint us negatively.
We are law abiding facility and operate professionally. We condemn the negative campaign by some quarters who harbor ulterior motive, “he said.
Malago said their facility was established in 1992 and is a leading health care service provider in the greater Southern Nyanza.
