Nairobi police were on high alert on Friday night after patients in Mathari Mental Hospital escaped from the institution after nurses reportedly facilitated their break-out.
The incident which was reported by the Hospital’s Superintendant saw 81 patients escape from the mental institution.
Report indicate that the nurses facilitated the escape of the mentally ill persons after pretending to be offering treatment to them.
Once released, the patients ran into different directions and some found their way to the busy Thika Superhighway.
One of the patients sustained serious injuries after he was hit by a speeding vehicle while running across the highway.
The 37-year-old man is reported to have sustained serious facial injuries and bruises before he was recaptured.
According to a police report, a manhunt for the patients was immediately launched with 71 being captured. 10 of them are still at large.
The police have launched investigations into the incident which they are treating as a serious crime against the nurses who are responsible for the escape.
On Friday, the Secretary General of the Kenya National Union of Nurses, Seth Panyako dismissed claims that the strike had been called off and insisted the nurses would not go back to work.
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