Nairobi Hospital Director Dr Job Obwaka is dead
Veteran gynaecologist and Nairobi Hospital director Dr Job Obwaka dies at Nairobi Hospital at 83, family confirms...
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Veteran gynaecologist and Nairobi Hospital director Dr Job Obwaka has died at the age of 83. He passed away at Nairobi Hospital, where he had been receiving medical care.
- Dr Job Obwaka died at 7:00 pm at Nairobi Hospital.
- The deceased was a prominent director and gynaecologist at Nairobi Hospital.
- His death occurred six weeks after his arrest over alleged falsification of hospital records, a case that had stirred controversy within the Kenyan medical fraternity.
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Police Arrest Woman in Dr Job Obwaka Death Investigation - May 2026
Police have arrested a 45-year-old woman as a person of interest in the death of veteran Nairobi Hospital gynaecologist Dr Job Obwaka, who was 83 years old. The doctor collapsed in Kitengela on Friday evening while running personal errands and was pronounced dead on arrival at Nairobi Hospital. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) is mourning the death of the veteran obstetrician and gynaecologist who also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at The Nairobi Hospital. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua praised Dr Obwaka as a courageous defender of institutional integrity following his sudden death, while Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale also mourned his passing.
