Kenyatta National HospitalDetectives are investigating an incident in which a patient was killed in a ward at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi.
The male patient was found dead in his bed with his throat slashed, police and hospital officials said. Other patients told police and KNH officials an intruder went to the ward and killed the patient Friday morning.
Police visited the scene and determined there was an intruder. They also established the CCTV cameras were not working at the time of the incident. KNH said they are deeply saddened to confirm the incident involving the tragic death of a patient.
Kenyatta National Hospital acting CEO Dr. William Sigilai said they are investigating the incident.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the patient's family during this difficult time. The hospital is working closely with law enforcement authorities and has launched an internal investigation to determine the facts surrounding this incident.”
“Kenyatta National Hospital remains committed to providing a safe and secure environment for all. The safety and well-being of our patients, staff, and visitors are our utmost priority,” he said in a statement.
The incident happens nine years after a similar killing happened at the same facility when a patient was found brutally murdered on his hospital bed in November 2015.
The patient had been admitted to the hospital' on November 8, 2015, and was found dead in the night with stab wounds and one of his eyes gouged out.
He was with an incapacitated and deaf cancer patient at the time he was killed.
Three nurses were on duty on the night of the brutal murder.
The only witness to the murder was a 12-year-old patient who could neither hear, speak, or write.
A postmortem report indicated that the deceased was badly battered, his skull broken, his eyes gouged out, and one of his legs shattered in a sad episode.
The deceased, a father-of-four, was killed hours after his family visited him at the hospital and just days after they had donated blood to enable him to undergo chemotherapy.
He was hit and stabbed 42 times in an act of violence.
Investigators would later identify his killer.