Justice for the dead: Families sue as hospitals detain bodies over bills

A medic at work at the Intensive Care Unit of the Embu Level Five Teaching and Referral Hospital. [File, Standard]

Titus Gathutu Theuri, a Kenyan diplomat who was living in Borehamwood, UK, flew to Kenya for an emergency meeting last year. However, his visit took a tragic turn when he was hospitalised and later passed away.

His widow, Beth Njeri, has sued Metropolitan Hospital, not over medical negligencebut over the cost of care. She says Gathutu spent two months in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).