AIC Kijabe Hospital has been ordered to pay a widow Ksh 6 million over medical negligence, after the doctors removed part of her husband’s brain instead of a tumor.
Monica Mwangi sued the hospital for the loss of her husband Michael Mwangi, claiming the hospital subjected Mwangi to a lot of pain during his final moments.
An independent pathologist conducted a post-mortem and found out that the doctors had removed part of Mwangi’s brain instead of the tumor. This prompted Monica to sue the hospital as the pathologist filed the post-mortem as evidence before the court.
Albright, the lead surgeon, claimed in his defense that the team of doctors had not interfered with the patient’s brain, but removed only a small portion of the tumor that contributed to excessive bleeding.
However, Justice Lucy Njuguna ruled in favor of the widow and granted her Ksh6 million in compensation.
She noted that the 37-year-old patient had an approximate 18 years left in employment as he was the breadwinner of his family. She came to the conclusion of Ksh 6 million by multiplying the number of years to his retirement by his salary of Ksh 35,000 per month.
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