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KNH murders suspect Kalombotole fit for trial, court rules

KNH murders suspect Kennedy Kalombotole arrives at Kilimani Police Station after going through mental and health assessment tests at KNH on July 18, 2025 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The High Court in Nairobi has deferred the date for Kennedy Kalombotole, the Kenyatta National Hospital murders prime suspect, to answer charges after his lawyers questioned a medical report on his fitness to stand trial.

A medical report presented before Justice Diana Kavedza indicated that Kalombotole was fit to answer to murder charges of Edward Maingi Ndegwa and Gilbert Kinyua Muthoni, who were patients at KNH.

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