The Director of Public Prosecutions, Renson Ingonga, has approved manslaughter charges for officials of the Body by Design clinic following the death of Lucy Wambui last year.
In a statement dated Tuesday, April 1, the DPP noted that the officials would be required to take a plea in court following the approval.
The affected persons are Lilian Edna (the owner), Robert Maweu Mutula (the surgeon) and George Wakaria Njoroge.
"Four suspects are set to take plea tomorrow, Wednesday, 2nd April 2025, at the Kibera Law Courts in Nairobi, in connection with the death of Lucy Wambui Kananu," read the statement in part.
"The suspects were initially scheduled to take their plea today but missed the court appearance, prompting the court to reschedule the hearing for tomorrow."
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Should the officials be found guilty, they could face a jail term which includes life imprisonment.
"An unlawful omission is an omission amounting to culpable negligence to discharge a duty tending to the preservation of life or health, whether such omission is or is not accompanied by an intention to cause death or bodily harm."
"Any person who commits the felony of manslaughter is liable to imprisonment for life," reads the Penal Code in part.
Lucy Wambui died in October last year after undergoing a procedure at the facility.
At the time, the family of the deceased accused the clinic of negligence.
The incident led to the closure of the facility by the Ministry of Health, even as a crackdown was launched on cosmetic clinics across the country.
