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Carpenter awarded Sh800,000 as court rules illegal for hospitals to detain patients

In his judgment against The Labib Hospital, Justice Lawrence Mugambi said that holding onto a person who has been treated and fully recovered is unreasonable, unfair, and a punishment. [Courtesy, Labib Hospital, Meta]

The High Court has ruled that hospitals cannot detain patients to force them to pay medical bills.

In his judgment against The Labib Hospital, Justice Lawrence Mugambi said that holding onto a person who has been treated and fully recovered is unreasonable, unfair, and a punishment.

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