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Mixed reactions after health CS sent KNH CEO Lily Koros on compulsory leave

Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki on Friday, March 2 sent Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Lily Koros, her deputy and the Director of Clinical Services Benard Githae on compulsory leave following a brain surgery on the wrong patient at the hospital.

The health minister said that the leave was a move to allow investigations into how the mix-up happened. She said that such cases should not be condoned especially in KNH which is Kenya’s biggest referral hospital.

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