Hospital seizes patient’s body over unpaid N10m medical bill

A Kenyan father , Boniface Mbugua Githenya , has been unable to bury his son , Michael Ngige, who died four months ago .

The burial is being delayed due to Githenya ’ s inability to pay off the three million Kenyan shillings ( over N 10m ) bill incurred while Ngige was in the hospital .

Githenya on Tuesday revealed that the hospital refused to hand over the body to the family for burial unless the hospital bill is settled.

“ We were told that we cannot bury him until we settle the bill.

“ We have tried to negotiate a settlement , but our efforts have been fruitless .

“ Today , we need to settle three million shillings ( N 10, 765, 140) before he is laid to rest .

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“ His children are the most affected, their performance in school has dropped.

“ They can’ t concentrate when they know their father is in the mortuary, ” Githenya said .

He added that the governor of Nairobi , Mike Mbuvi Sonko , had contributed Sh 200, 000 ( about N 717, 676) to help settle the hospital bill.

Ngige had died in the hospital after falling at a construction site .

His body has been deposited at the Kenyatta University mortuary.

(Standard Media)

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