Bedmate of slain KNH patient now person of interest

National Assembly's Health Committee Chairman Robert Pukose(center) accompanied by committee Vice Chair Patrick Munene (right) member Joshua Ooron (2nd left) and other officials during a fact finding mission into the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Gilbert Kinyua who was found dead on his hospital bed at KNH . February 21st,2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Investigations into the brutal murder of Gilbert Kinyua have taken a new turn after the National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Health urged investigative agencies to consider his former bedmate as a person of interest in the case.

During a fact-finding mission to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) last Friday, the committee, chaired by Endebess MP Dr Robert Pukose, learned that Kinyua's former bedmate in Ward 7B had been diagnosed with diabetes and convulsions. Although he had been treated and discharged, he remained at the hospital after his caregivers refused to take him back, citing his disruptive behaviour.