Plans are underway to construct a medical training college in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, Governor Joshua Irungu has revealed.

Speaking to KNA at the Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital, the governor said that his administration has allocated Sh200 million for the construction of the state-of-the-art Laikipia Medical Training College (LMTC).

“The medical training college is one of our flagship projects and we have set aside Ksh200 million that is going to be used in relocation of the Nanyuki morgue, fencing and construction of the tuition blocks,” said the county boss.

He said that the facility, which is expected to sit on nearly forty acres of land will be domiciled at the Nanyuki Hospital to enable medical students to gain hands-on experience.

Irungu said that the college will open its doors on March 1, 2026, for the first cohort of learners and, at the same time, is calling on investors to start construction of hostels to accommodate the students.

Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital Chief Executive Officer Dr. Sammy Kilonzo applauded the medical college project, highlighting that it will complement the hospital with essential manpower for seamless medical service delivery for residents.

“The college will be very useful in complementing what the hospital does, not only in training but also in providing essential manpower within the hospital, especially in advanced training levels,” said Dr. Kilonzo.

Additionally, Dr. Kilonzo revealed that the hospital had benefitted from a 60-bed newborn unit, which was under construction and funded bythe  Safaricom M-Pesa foundation.