Gatundu man grieves, wails after child dies in his hands at hospital due to doctors’ strike

Family calls for action after boy dies amid Kiambu doctors' strike

A family in Turiru village, Gatundu North, is mourning the loss of their 11-year-old son, who died on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Igegania Level Four Hospital amid an ongoing doctors’ strike in Kiambu County.   The tragic incident has brought to light the severe human cost of the countywide industrial action by healthcare workers.   The […]

A distressed father turns violent and assaults staff at a public hospital in Gatundu after his child died due to medical negligence

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - There was a distressing incident at Igegania Hospital in Gatundu North, Kiambu County, on Tuesday evening after a child died under unclear circumstances, with witnesses reporting that medical negligence may have contributed to the tragedy. A video circulating on social media shows a visibly distraught man, believed to be the father, carrying the lifeless body of his child through the hospital corridors, accusing them of…

Gatundu man grieves, wails after child dies in his hands at hospital due to doctors’ strike

Kenyans sympathised with a man from Gatundu, Kiambu county who watched a child die in his hands after doctors failed to attend to the little one because of strike.