NAIROBI, Kenya, July 27 – Samuel Maina Theya, who is the founder and Group CEO of the Nairobi Women’s Hospital (NWH), has acquired Evercare Health Fund’s majority shareholding in the former.
The acquisition, which began over two months ago, follows regulatory approval by the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK).
A full takeover is expected to take place within the third quarter of this year.
Theya now increases his current shareholding and assumes full ownership of the NWH Group.
“Since I began my partnership with Evercare, the hospital has continued to grow, improve, and serve as a trusted partner in the Kenyan healthcare ecosystem,” Thenya said.
“As a community-centric provider, it is critical for NWH’s success to have continuity in the hospital’s new ownership,” the CEO added.
NWH has a bed capacity of 726 across its network of countrywide branches. It serves over 365,000 outpatients and 120,000 inpatients annually.
The Group also comprises NWH College, which has over 1,000 students, and the Gender Violence Recovery Centre which provides free services to survivors of gender-based violence.
Under Thenya’s ownership, NWH expects to attract additional investments to drive further growth and development of the Hospital network and its Gender Violence Recovery Centres.
