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Joseph Irungu denied treatment at Kenyatta Hospital, given painkillers for his arm instead of surgery

Posted on by Martin Oduor

Joseph Irungu alias Jowie has been a victim of the tug of war between the Prisons Department and Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).

The two government agencies have had a standoff over unpaid bill amounting to Kes 31 million. KNH has been turning away inmates and remandees brought to the hospital to seek treatment.

KNH Director of Clinical Services Peter Masinde said the prison’s account had been frozen and warned that the hospital would only handle emergency cases from the correctional facility until the debt was cleared.

“They have got a debt of Kes 31 million, so we are treating their patients who are emergency cases only. They have promised to clear it, but we don’t know when,” Dr Masinde was quoted by the Standard.

Painkillers

Joseph Irungu was on Monday November 12th taken to KNH for surgery on his arm but instead he was only given painkillers and sent away.

Joseph Irungu at Kenyatta National Hospital
Joseph Irungu at Kenyatta National Hospital

Jowie was was expected to be admitted to Ward 6A for an operation on his arm stemming from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in an alleged suicide attempt before he was arrested in connection with the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani.

Jowie’s parents had offered to pay the bill and deposited some money after KNH refused to operate on him, but the hospital turned down the payment explaining that they don’t deal with individuals if they have been brought in by the prisons authorities.

 

 

UK comedian James Corden tears apart surgeons at Kenyatta hospital who opened up the skull of a wrong patient

Posted on by Martin Oduor

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) surgery mix up has now became a joke on American television. UK comedian James Corden poke fun at KNH surgery mix up on his show ‘The Late Late Show’ on CBS.

KNH surgeons made the worst case of medical malpractice in Kenya when they opened up the head of the wrong patient. They were supposed to operate on a patient to remove a blood clot in his brain.

Doctors did not realize the mistake until hours into the surgery, when they discovered there was no blood clot in the brain of the man sprawled on the operating table.

James Corden poked fun at the KNH surgery mix up on his show. He jokingly said the doctors removed the brain part that would have made the patient sue them.

Another surgery gone wrong

James Corden’s joke comes after latest incident where another surgery went wrong at KNH. Susan Nekesa’s plight was highlighted by Citizen TV which exposed another case of negligence at KNH.

Susan gave birth to twins through caesarean section at KNH. Hours after the surgery her stomach became swollen and she began experiencing excruciating pain.

Susan was wheeled back to the theatre on complaining to KNH medical staff. Doctors admitted that the surgery was done wrongly, a portion of the small intestines, like 50cm, was outside the chamber where it was supposed to be.

Doctors removed the affected portion of Nekesa’s intestines and left a small opening to allow her pass stool through a colostomy bag.

 

Njambi Koikai, Ciru Muriuki breathe fire on KNH CEO Lily Koros

Posted on by Martin Oduor

Njambi Koikai and Ciru Muriuki are up in arms about the shocking incidents at Kenya National Hospital (KNH). The two ladies have expressed their anger and frustrations with KNH CEO Lilly Koros.

KNH is what US president Donald Trump would describe as a shithole. The hospital was put on the spot after  women claimed they are sexually assaulted when they go to breastfeed their babies.

There were reports that mortuary attendants at KNH prey on women at maternity ward. The revelation sparked uproar among female MPs and Kenyans at large.

How does Koros still has a job?
Lilly Koros

Njambi Koikai and Ciru Muriuki have voiced their frustrations with Lily Koros. The KNH CEO denies male staffers prey on mothers who go to breastfeed their babies.

“So. The CEO of KNH, a WOMAN, actually said that the stories of women being raped on the way to feed their babies are false…BECAUSE NO ONE REPORTED THEM IN THE SUGGESTION BOXES. And she still has a job. Let’s not even get into how stupid it is to have the maternity ward so far away from the nursery.

“Please note, this is the same hospital where patients were murdered in their beds. No one has been apprehended, no one has lost their job. #Shithole,” Ciru Muriuki ranted.

“Watching Koros on Citizen Tv….and I’m thinking why the hell is this woman still in office feeding us hogwash???
I’ll tell you how i lost a friend and some relatives in that Kenyatta National Hospital.

“This woman needs to go home. The management ought to be disbanded. She’s making this worse by defending herself. Btw she’s said there’s nothing she can do about the mothers on 3rd floor. So our mothers will continue crawling from 3rd floor to ground floor with their stitches and wounds,” Njambi Koikai lamented.