Kenya National Hospital is on the spot after a chilling incident where a male patient was brutally murdered in the hospital ward.

Gilbert Kinyua, 40, was killed by having his neck slit on Friday morning on his hospital bed by a suspected intruder.

According to his wife, Susan Wanjiku, the hospital management informed her that Kinyua was killed after 2 am and his body was found on Friday morning at around 6 am.

In a statement, KNH Chief Executive Officer William Sigilai confirmed the incident, saying that the hospital is working closely with law enforcement authorities and has also 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.