The Karen Hospital (TKH) on Monday, July 20, issued a statement following allegations over negligence resulting in the death of revered Kenyan comedian, Charles Bukeko alias Papa Shirandula .
Beatrice Adenga, the widow of the late revered TV actor, during the funeral ceremony, stated that Bukeko passed away in their car while awaiting admission at the Karen Hospital.
"On Friday, I observed the breathing had changed and Saturday, we took him to the hospital and we went to Karen. Admission was another process... He passed on sitted in the vehicle, he was not even admitted," she stated, during her brief address during her late husband's burial.
This resulted in public uproar targeting the hospital, with many questioning whether doctors were still bound to protect lives.
In response, the Karen Hospital issued a statement which reads as follows in full;
Our attention has been drawn to the live, online and print media coverage where statements of allegations of negligence by The Karen Hospital (TKH) have been broadcasted and promoted by the media houses with absolute ignorance to validate or and confirm facts with the Hospital or circumstances for the occurrence.
We are greatly aggrieved by this action as The Karen Hospital is specialized hospital licensed and Certified by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
The Karen Hospital is ISO 9001:2015 certified and carries all its operations with the utmost duty of care for our patients.
The Karen Hospital staff have continued to maintain this high quality of service to the Kenyan people even during the Covid-19 pandemic as per the Ministry of Health and the World Heath Organization guidelines and protocols of care and treatment of Covid-19.
It is imperative to note that The Karen Hospital has robust hospital policy guidelines dealing with any patient/next of kin matter
The Karen Hospital requests that all media refrain from communicating unsubstantiated claims about TKH to the general public, and invite you to contact the undersigned for any verification/validation of any adverse information your staff may come across.
The letter was signed by TKH CEO Juliet W. Nyaga.
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