A shocking case of corruption and deceit has emerged from Mbagathi County Hospital regarding the loss of bodies and a fraudulent scheme involving hospital staff has come to light. The details emerged when the head mortician at Mbagathi Level 5 Hospital, Jackline Njagi, along with morgue assistant Elizabeth Aoga and data clerk Jackline Akothe Owino, were charged before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Benmark Ekhubi. The three mortuary attendants were prosecuted after the DCI waded into the scandal at the county Government hospital facility.
The case, which began on December 6, 2024, started with a report from Mr.
Bernard Malala, Officer-In-Charge of the Severity Unit at Mbagathi Hospital, about the disappearance of the body of James Mbugua. James's body, which had been preserved in the hospital's morgue, was reportedly missing, while a bill of Sh61,000 remained unpaid.
The hospital's initial investigation, led by Mr.
