A gang yet to be identified has hit the headlines after they broke into Nakuru War Memorial hospital and stole their kin’s body due to high bill that had accumulated.
According to reports, the hospital bill had accumulated to a whooping Ksh. 921,000 and the family was unable to raise the ammount within the stipulated time.
Confirming the incident on Friday, Nakuru War Memorial Chief Executive Officer Patricia Musale said that they noticed the body missing from the cold room and hence raised an alarm over the theft.
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The body which has been identified as that of a 73-year-old Madalene Mwikali had been stored at the mortuary since September 28, 2023 till February 22, 2024 when they noticed that the body had been stolen from the facility.
Initially, the family of the late Mwikali had tried to collect the body from Nakuru Hospital morgue but they were prevented by Police Officers who were manning the hospital from accessing the facility.
This was because of the dispute that the county government of Nakuru and the management of War Memorial hospital over a piece of land. Thus the family was forced to wait for the wrangles to cool down before collecting their kin for burial arrangements.
However, when the dispute settled and normalcy returned, the family was shocked to learn that their bill had been accumulated over the period that the hospital was closed. This forced them to wait longer as they planned to raise the needed ammount to bury their kin.
However, upon realising that the money was too much to raise, they allegedly came up with a plan to engage the hospital amicably for a solution. The hospital further prevented them, citing an unpaid bill.
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They sought Court inteevention and a rulling was issued allowing them to collect the body, but county askaris were stationed at the building, and not even a court order could grant them access.
Efforts to reach any of the members of the family by NewsProjector remained futile.
