Employees in limbo as AMI hospital close business in Dar

Court broker from MEM Auctioneers and General Brokers Ltd Mr. Elieza Mwambo (second right) hands over door keys to Bains Holdings Limited Site Manager Mr Zulfiqar Hassanali (left) as a sign of handing over a premise where AMI hospital used to operate its business, back to the landlord, after AMI was evicted for nun-payment of $ 1.75 million as rent due for 3 years. Right is MEM Operation Manager, Mr. Protches Moshi.

Court broker from MEM Auctioneers and General Brokers Ltd Mr. Elieza Mwambo, speaks to journalists (not in picture) during a handover a premise where AMI hospital used to operate its business, back to the landlord, after AMI was evicted for nun-payment of $ 1.75 million as rent due for 3 years. Right is MEM Operation Manager, Mr. Protches Moshi. 

Fate of employees of Medical Investment Ltd (AMI Hospital, also known as Trauma Center) in Dar es Salaam, is hanging in a balance as the hospital officially closes business in Tanzania.

This was evident yesterday when tens of neglected AMI employees gathered in front of the then hospital building to voice their frustration on how AMI hospitals management was treating their case after the High Court ordered the hospital to vacate premise for nun-payment of approximately $ 1.75 million as rent due for 3 years.

Speaking on behalf of other demanding employees, Roslyn Sesoa who worked for the hospital as a nurse said the management has stopped picking their calls, nobody is communicating to them on what will happen to their contribution to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) pension funds as well as salary arrears.

“We have gone to NSSF to check how much we have contributed to the fund, but to our surprise, AMI management was deducting our part of the contribution from our salaries, but not remitting the same to NSSF. This leaves a big question on our fate as the hospital is now closed and the management does not want to say anything