A section of political leaders now want Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa to take responsibility after a tragic incident at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
Gilbert Kinyua was found murdered in his hospital bed during a routine check by the night nurse on Friday morning, February 7.
Preliminary investigations show that the deceased could have been murdered between the 3 am routine check and the 6 am routine check.
Notably, police also recovered a knife believed to have been used in the murder.
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Reacting to the incident, Nandi senator Samson Cherargei argued that CS Barasa is to blame for the security lapse at the hospital.
The senator argued that the murder pointed to a serious security breach at the country's largest referral hospital; he called on Barasa, Health PS and the management of the facility to consider giving up their posts.
"It's only in Kenya Where in the top most referral hospital by the name Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) that a stranger walks into a hospital ward & stabs to death a patient. The Cabinet Secretary of Health, PS Health and KNH management must take personal responsibility for these security lapses and RESIGN !!!. My condolences to the loved ones of the deceased patient," Cherargei said.
Cherargei's appeal to the foregoing persons was underscored by Nairobi woman representative Esther Passaris.
Passaris demanded that the hospital's management ought to be transparent as the probe into the murder continues.
"These repeated lapses in security are a matter of serious concern. It is imperative that KNH provide transparency and accountability. KNH must take immediate and concrete measures to ensure the safety and security of patients and staff," she said.
Speaking to the press, the deceased's wife detailed that she got a call from the hospital - where she was required to go and identify a body.
Susan Wanjiku said she was later informed that her husband had been murdered under mysterious circumstances.
Wanjiku stated that she did not know who would want to harm her husband even as investigations into the incident continue.
"They called me and told me to go to the hospital to identify the body. After that, I was informed that his death was not natural and it was murder, his throat was slit. I do not know who did that beastly act," she stated.
