Kenya : Nakuru County builds its biggest mortuary in Naivasha

Nakuru County is building its biggest mortuary in Naivasha as part of plans to equip the cosmopolitan town with more facilities. Naivasha’s current facility has a capacity for 35 bodies yet the sub-county is the most densely populated of Nakuru’s 11 sub-counties. The lake city town that leads in tourism, horticulture and floriculture has a population of 355,383 as per the 2019 census report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.

Naivasha is positioning itself as the county’s next industrial hub following the opening of the Inland Container Depot at Maai Mahiu Industrial Park. In addition, the completion of the Standard Gauge Railway is expected to spur economic activities in the town. County Health Chief Officer Samuel King’ori said the modern morgue at Naivasha Sub-County Hospital, which is 90 per cent complete, will cost Sh35 million.

According to the Integrated Strategic Urban Development Plan for Naivasha Town for 2014-2034, the health projects will be funded and implemented by private investors working with county and national governments.

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