Shock as patient brutally killed inside KNH ward

DCI detectives from the homicide investigations team are probing the murder of a patient inside a ward at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).

39-year-old Gilbert Kinyua was brutally murdered inside ward 7B on Thursday night by an unknown assailant.

His lifeless body was found lying on his bed with a slit-neck on Friday morning. No one knows who did it, or why they did it—at least not yet.

Kinyua had been admitted to KNH on December 11, 2024, due to a cerebral disorder. Just days short of a month later, his body lay in a pool of blood in a hospital ward—an unlikely murder scene.

In the ward where Gilbert was admitted, another patient was seeking treatment for the same condition. The patient is weak and could not explain anything about what transpired before and after the bizarre incident was reported.

A nurse who was on duty on the night of the incident told detectives that she conducted a routine check within the ward on Thursday at 3am., and all was well.

At 6a.m. on Friday morning, when she returned to the ward where Gilbert was, she found his lifeless body lying cold on the bed, with a slit neck and blood splattered all over the place.

Detectives from the homicide investigations bureau were notified.

On arrival, detectives recovered a blood-stained kitchen knife that had been thrown onto the ground floor through the window near where Gilbert had been killed. They are seeking answers as to who committed the murder.

The detectives were at the crime scene attempting a reconstruction as they retrieved CCTV footage from the areas surrounding the ward. There was little evidence recovered by the time of publishing this story.

Patients in the neighbouring wards, as well as the hospital's management and the family of the deceased, have been interrogated.

The Kenyatta National Hospital, in a statement, said it was saddened by the tragic death of a patient at the facility.

As part of the probe, the statement detailed that the facility is cooperating with law enforcement authorities and has since launched an internal investigation to determine the facts surrounding the incident.

"We are deeply saddened to confirm an incident involving the tragic death of a patient at Kenyatta National Hospital. Our thoughts and prayers are with the patient’s family during this difficult time. The hospital is working closely with law enforcement authorities and has since launched an internal investigation to determine the facts surrounding the incident," read the statement.

The incident paints a worrying picture of the breach of security at the facility and the safety of patients in various medical institutions across the country.