Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at Nairobi Hospiutal where he visited ailing freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi's wife Mukami Kimathi on January 14, 2023. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
Former Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi's widow, Mukami Kimathi, was recently detained at Nairobi Hospital for not paying a pending hospital bill. As a result of media and social media coverage and outrage, President William Ruto has cleared the hospital bill for Sh1.3 million.