The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General, Davji Atellah, has slammed the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Council (KMPDC) over its swift closure of the Chiromo hospital branch where Toto Touch CEO Susan Njoki was allegedly killed.
Taking to his official X page shortly after the announcement, Atellah dismissed the decision, terming it as immature and inconvenient to the patients whose immediate evacuation was ordered.
He highlighted the series of murders at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), yet no such repercussions were conveyed to the facility.
"The KMPDC's swift, drastic action against the Chiromo Hospitals branch highlights a troubling bias and inconsistency in regulation. When alleged murders and negligence occurred at KNH, where patients' throats were slit twice, we didn't see calls for patient evacuation or immediate closure," he stated.
"This immature, reactionary approach sets a dangerous precedent. We need effective, equitable, and non-emotional regulation. Where do they expect the evacuated patients to go?"
KMPDC's decision came after a public uproar following public outrage after an autopsy report that revealed that she had passed from manual strangulation while at the facility.
"The Council wishes to inform the public that it commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the matter of the late Susan Kamengere Njoki, who passed away while under the care of Chiromo Group of Hospitals," KMPDC stated
"In line with ongoing investigations by the Council and other relevant authorities, the specific branch of the facility involved has been ordered to evacuate all patients and cease clinical services to allow for a thorough inquiry and corrective measures to be undertaken."
Before she passed on, Njoki had documented moments leading up to her forced admission at the facility located in Lavington.
In a series of audio clips and a Facebook post, Njoki narrated that four people—two men and two women—stormed her home, with the men holding her down and the two nurses injecting her with an unknown substance.
Although she admitted that she had been previously admitted with depression, she claimed that she had received treatment and was doing well to the extent of scoring an interview with an international company, which she was supposed to attend just before her death.
She seemingly pointed a finger at her husband, revealing a previous incident where he had insisted she remain hospitalised, even after completing treatment.
