Medics down tools to force resignation of CEO accused of assault

Moses Njue Gachoki in the dock at a Milimani court. He was accused of harvesting the heart of Timothy Mwandi that came to his possession by virtue of his profession as a pathologist. He was released on Sh300,000 cash bail or a bond of Sh1 million. [George Njunge/Standard]

Services at the Embu Level Five Hospital were paralysed on Monday after medics downed tools to demand resignation of the facility’s CEO Moses Njue.

The doctors, clinical officers, nurses, laboratory technicians and other workers congregated outside the CEO’s office where they picketed.