The Kamenge Military Hospital is in the north of Bujumbura on the west side of the Boulevard Mwezi Gisabo, to the north of the University of Burundi and south of the University of Kamenge campus.

[3] It is an autonomous institution under the supervision of the Ministry of National Defense and Veterans Affairs.

In 1991, the HMK was made a Personalized Administration with budgetary and management autonomy and assets.

The parking lot and most of the paths between buildings were paved to eliminate mud and dust, and there were chairs where patients could sit while waiting.

A project was underway to add water tanks and instal a borehole system, need to meet growing demand and avoid the common water supply cut-offs.