Court slaps Pumwani Hospital with Sh7.5mn payout for violating woman’s rights in botched delivery case

High Court awards Nairobi mother Ksh7.5M after her uterus was removed without her consent in tragic childbirth ordeal

Thursday, August 14, 2025 - Pumwani Maternity Hospital has been ordered to pay Ksh7.5 million in compensation to a woman whose childbirth ordeal ended in the loss of her baby and the non-consensual removal of her uterus.In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, Justice Lawrence Mugambi found that nurses and doctors acted with gross negligence during the woman’s 2019 delivery, delaying critical emergency treatment for over 11 hours despite clear signs …

Court slaps Pumwani Hospital with Sh7.5mn payout for violating woman’s rights in botched delivery case

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 13 – The High Court has ordered Pumwani Maternity Hospital to pay Sh 7.5 million in compensation to a woman whose baby died, and uterus was removed following what the court ruled was gross medical negligence during childbirth. Justice Lawrence Mugambi, sitting at the Milimani High Court, found that the hospital’s mishandling of Loise Langat Nundu during labour in October 2019 amounted to a violation of her constitutional righ…