Police are investigating the killing of a male patient who was attacked inside a ward at Kenyatta National Hospital.
The patient was found dead in his bed with his throat slit in what appears to be a deliberate attack.
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Witnesses in the ward informed police and hospital officials that an unidentified intruder entered the ward and killed the patient early on the morning of Friday, February 7.
Officers visited the scene and confirmed that an outsider had gained access to the ward before carrying out the attack.
Investigators learned that the hospital’s CCTV cameras were not operational at the time of the incident and it remains unclear how the failure went unnoticed for nearly four days.
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KNH issued a statement this afternoon expressing deep sadness over the incident and confirming an internal investigation into the killing.
The attack has unsettled patients and their relatives at the country’s largest referral hospital as many now grapple with heightened fears over security vulnerabilities and the hospital’s capacity to safeguard those under its care.