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September 29, 2025
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Mater Hospital ordered to release body of woman detained over Ksh.3.3M bill

Mater Hospital ordered to release body of woman detained over Ksh.3.3M bill

Mater Hospital ordered to release body of woman detained over Ksh.3.3M bill..

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The High Court has ordered Mater Misericordiae Hospital to release the body of a woman detained for nearly two months over an outstanding Ksh.3.3 million medical bill. Justice Nixon Sifuna ruled the detention unlawful, unconstitutional, and against public policy, stating no legal provision allows hospitals to hold bodies as collateral for debts.

  • The deceased, Caroline Nthangu Tito, passed away on August 2, 2025, at Mater Hospital.
  • Her sons, Moses Mutua and his brother, both college students, filed the case arguing the hospital's actions were oppressive.
  • The court ordered the immediate release of the body upon payment of only the accumulated mortuary charges, approximately Ksh.2,000 per day, with the remaining bill to be pursued as a civil debt.
  • Justice Sifuna condemned the practice of detaining bodies for unpaid bills as "blackmail and coercion."

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