Court Issues Fresh Orders To KNH, Nairobi Women’s Hospital About Murder Suspect
A Kibera court has ordered the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Nairobi Women’s Hospital to provide full medical records for the primary suspect in a murder that occurred at the KNH on Thursday, July 17.
The primary suspect was presented at the Kibera Law Courts on Monday, July 21, and Principal Magistrate Daisy Mutahi ordered that records from the two hospitals be produced in court by Thursday, July 24.
During the hearing, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) asked the court to allow police to keep the suspect for an additional 21 days so that investigations could be completed.
“We are requesting for 21 days as the respondent has been a patient at KNH and currently has no place of abode. If released, he is likely to abscond, and we will not be able to trace him,” the court was told by the prosecution.
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Furthermore, the ODPP sought a mental evaluation of the suspect, as he is suspected of being engaged in past occurrences at KNH.
“We are also apprehensive of his mental state, as he is believed to have been involved in several incidents at Kenyatta National Hospital,” the prosecution added.
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“We require a secure facility to hold him, considering he has been identified as a person of interest in two murder cases.”
The suspect, identified only as Kalombotole, is thought to have been a long-term KNH patient and is currently homeless.
According to hospital records, his initial admittance at KNH was in 2022, and he has been in and out of the facility for treatment since then.
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Detectives believe the perpetrator may have used his patient status to carry out the crimes within the facility.
The Principal Magistrate was emphatic about granting the suspect a 21-day detention after Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Nairobi Women’s Hospital provided medical reports.
This is despite prosecution arguing that the suspect would likely interfere with investigations and intimidate key witnesses if released.
The suspect is connected to the death of 40-year-old Gilbert Kinyua, who was killed in Ward 7C during the night of February 6–7 this year.
Court Issues Fresh Orders To KNH, Nairobi Women’s Hospital About Murder Suspect
