Mission
About the hospital
A healing ministry in Kendu Bay since 1925.
Kendu Adventist Hospital is the oldest Adventist medical facility in Kenya. It stands a short distance from the shores of Lake Victoria.
Early years
Six beds, and a medical director sent to Kendu
The hospital was founded in 1925 under the East African Union of Seventh-day Adventists. Dr. George A. S. Madgwick was appointed the first medical director and served for 15 years. The first two nurses were Karen Nielsen and Carentze Olsen, who had served at Skodsborg Sanatorium in Denmark before coming to Kendu. Both served here for 25 years.
About twenty medical directors followed Dr. Madgwick. Two served more than one term: Dr. B. E. Amundsen (1950–1953 and 1954–1956) and Dr. E. C. Kraft (1971–1979, 1985–1988, and 1989–1990). The hospital is now under the West Kenya Union Conference.
1925
Year the hospital opened, with six beds.
170
Beds today, across six inpatient departments and a 6-bed ICU.
2007
The year a chief executive officer was appointed to lead the administrative team.
Vision
A leading mission hospital, providing comprehensive health services.
Leadership
Pr. Kenneth Maena
Chief Executive Officer
Pr. Kenneth Maena serves as Chief Executive Officer of Kendu Adventist Hospital Complex. As both a pastor and administrator, he leads with faith-driven vision and professional excellence, ensuring the hospital delivers compassionate, holistic healthcare.
Under his leadership, the hospital has strengthened its mission of combining medical expertise with spiritual care, expanded community outreach, and upheld the Adventist values of service, integrity, and compassion. He is recognized for inspiring staff and patients alike, making the hospital not only a centre of healing but also a sanctuary of hope.
Chaplaincy
Pr. Solomon Ogutu
Chaplain, Hospital and Schools
Pr. Solomon Ogutu is chaplain for Kendu Adventist Hospital and its schools.
Missionaries
The Hong Family
Missionaries
The Hong family serves as missionaries at Kendu Adventist Hospital. Mission work
How the hospital grew
More than the wards
The hospital grew into a complex that includes the Kendu Adventist School of Medical Science, an elementary school, and a Comprehensive Care Centre. In 2007 the management structure was revised, and a chief executive officer was appointed to lead the administrative team.
The hospital is a Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board Level 4 facility in Kendu Bay Town, Rachuonyo North, Homa Bay County. It is also an American Heart Association training centre for Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and a Clinical Officers Council internship site.
Core Values
Kendu Adventist Hospital CARES
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
- Service
Motto
Compassionate care, healing hearts