KMPDC orders Chiromo Hospital Braeside branch closed pending probe into Susan Njoki’s death
The closure followed a site visit carried out on July 18, with KMPDC also demanding that the hospital submit Njoki’s medical records and a copy of her post-mortem report.
Chiromo Hospital, Braeside branch, has been ordered to stop all medical services and clear all its patients within a day, following the death of Toto Touch CEO Susan Njoki under suspicious circumstances.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council issued the instructions through a letter signed by its CEO, David Kariuki, on Friday, July 25, citing serious concerns after an inspection and reports pointing to the possible involvement of a hospital staff member in Njoki’s death.
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The letter followed a site visit carried out on July 18, with KMPDC also demanding that the hospital submit Njoki’s medical records and a copy of her post-mortem report.
“Following further reports indicating the possible involvement of a member of your staff in the death of Susan Kamengere Njoki, the Council issues the following directives effective immediately,” read part of the letter.
The hospital has been directed to shut down all clinical operations and evacuate all patients within 24 hours of receiving the notice.
“You are hereby instructed to evacuate all patients within 24 hours of receipt of this letter, cease all clinical operations at the hospital until further notice, and respond without delay to the letter referenced above,” the Council added.
Njoki died on July 15, just a day after she was reportedly abducted from her Kileleshwa home, injected with unidentified medication and taken to Chiromo Hospital.
Audio clips she recorded before her death describe how a group of men forced their way into her house, held her down, and injected her, allegedly following instructions from her husband.
In the recordings, Njoki narrates how two men pinned her to the floor while two nurses administered injections against her will.
When she asked where she was being taken, the men remained silent, leaving her scared and disoriented.
A post-mortem carried out by six pathologists revealed that Njoki died from manual strangulation.
The findings showed that she suffered serious pressure injuries to the neck, which cut off the oxygen supply to her body, eventually leading to her death.
The team also noted that she had eaten shortly before dying, based on the food found in her stomach.
Speaking during a press briefing on Tuesday, July 22, the pathologists further clarified that Njoki died at the hospital, not while being transported there, contradicting claims made by the
Directorate of Criminal Investigations. These details have deepened questions around her final moments and intensified scrutiny on the facility.
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