Kenyatta National Hospital Stories
Acting CEO Dr Richard Lesiyampe said the surge in critically ill patients has placed immense pressure on the hospital’s maternity and newborn units, w...
The frozen wealth includes properties worth Sh130 million located in Kitengela and Ngong, treasury bonds valued at Sh55 million, and Sh44.5 million he...
The procedure aimed to restore both function and appearance to the boy’s face following the severe injuries he sustained in the attack, which affected...
During a visit to KNH on July 28, Health CS Aden Duale outlined mandatory reforms, including the installation of CCTV cameras, limiting the number of...
The ruling on Monday, September 8, comes after inmates faced the risk of being denied essential health services due to unpaid bills.
In her report for the financial year ending June 2024, Gathungu said the hospital was forced to continue bearing deficits as reimbursements under both...
Until his appointment, Dr Lesiyampe had been serving as the acting head of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, where he was credite...
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has warned that the delays in collections now risk forcing counties to divert resources from other departments to susta...
The magistrate released them on a Sh400,000 bond with an alternative cash bail of Sh200,000 each.
The changes come after the July 11 murder of a patient at KNH, which triggered public outrage and raised questions about the safety of patients in ref...
Despite the detailed findings being submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), no immediate action was taken.
Philip Maiyo, the lawyer, said Kalombotole collapsed and began convulsing on Saturday night while in the hospital's care, but was still not admitted.
To address the crisis, Duale has directed all national referral hospitals to conduct comprehensive security audits and implement reforms such as anony...
Abbas Gullet is widely known for his transformative leadership at the Kenya Red Cross Society, where he served as Secretary-General for nearly two dec...
Kennedy Kalombotole, who appeared in court on Thursday, remains a mystery to authorities. The prosecution told the court that the State has not been a...
The hospital staffer who allegedly vanished two days after Njoki’s body was discovered inside the facility on July 15.
He said the murders and growing public complaints highlighted systemic failures that have eroded trust in public health institutions. He reminded hosp...
Principal magistrate Daisy Mutahi directed that the records be produced in court on Thursday before making a decision on whether to grant police 21 da...
Margaret said she was optimistic that Ndegwa would be attended to and discharged after recovering.
According to the hospital, the suspect was first admitted to the Intensive Care Unit in November 2022, later transferred to a general ward and eventua...
The suspect, Kennedy Kalombotole, was arrested following Thursday's brutal murder of Edward Maingi Ndegwa, a patient admitted in Ward 7B on July 11, 2...
KNH CEO William Sigilai said the patient was discovered dead at around 2:00 pm, shortly after visiting hours, with his body lying in blood-soaked bedd...
Family spokesperson Emily Wanjira said doctors at Kenyatta National Hospital informed them that while Kariuki still has a pulse and his organs remain...
According to his family, the medical team at Kenyatta National Hospital has now conducted three major procedures, but warned that removing the remaini...
Jonah Kariuki, speaking to the media outside the hospital, revealed that he lost Sh200,500 to fraudsters posing as officials from the Social Health Au...
Legislators said the continued absence of Dr Kamuri from committee sessions undermines parliamentary oversight and could point to deeper problems in h...
Her battle began in 2015 when she was diagnosed with Stage 3B breast cancer. At the time, she was a working mother and wife, trying to balance her car...
Five officers have been named as the ones who arrested Ojwang, a teacher and a blogger, whose death in custody is now under investigation by the IPOA.
The hospital confirmed that a large number of the unclaimed bodies are children, raising concerns about the high rate of child deaths and abandonment...
Among the bodies are more than 91 babies and 33 adults. Some have remained unclaimed for extended periods.
