Health (Amendment) Bill Stories

Senate Committee moves to ban detention of patients, bodies over unpaid medical bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 19, 2025

Sponsored by Nyamira Senator Okong’o Omogeni, the Bill explicitly forbids health facilities from holding patients or corpses as leverage for unpaid bi...

Proposed law to stop hospitals from detaining bodies, demanding upfront emergency fees
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 05, 2025

If passed, it will make it illegal for hospitals to detain bodies over unpaid dues where families can prove they genuinely cannot pay.

Senate Bill seeks to end detention of patients, bodies over unpaid bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 28, 2025

If passed, the Bill would provide a legal framework to ensure that patients and bodies are not held over financial disputes, compelling health facilit...

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