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Hospital bosses held in child trafficking probe

Mama Lucy Hospital administrator Regina Musembi, CEO Emma Mutio and social worker Fred Makalla at Milimani Law Courts on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

A child trafficking scandal has hit Mama Lucy Hospital in Nairobi as the State moved to confront an international media report on a suspected child theft syndicate.

Hospital Chief Executive Officer Emma Mutio, administrator Regina Musembi and a social worker Fred Makallah were presented to court on Wednesday but did not plead to charges of child trafficking as investigators sought 10 days to enable them complete investigations.

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