A couple of doctors at the Moi Teaching And Referral Hospital are accused of causing death by negligence.
Mercy J Kiprono, alleges that Dr. Ernest Nashom, Dr. Alfred Wanyonyi, Prof. Barasa Otsyula, Dr. Stephene Ondigo’s negligence led to the demise of her daughter Annita Jepkorir.
“The Council is in receipt of a complaint from Mercy J Kiprono on behalf of Annita Jepkorir against yourselves dated 29″ June, 2021 (copy attached for ease of reference). The complainant in the application for lodging a complaint and statement attached alleges that you misdiagnosed the patient, leaving a foreign object in the patient’s airways/ lungs which eventually caused the demise of the patient,” a document form the hospital’s council said in part.
The doctors that operated on Annita extracted her tooth even though they were notified that the child had swallowed a sunflower seed and was detrimental to her health.
The audio attached below summarises the case.
The victim’s family says that justice has been delayed and therefore denied.
They claim that the hospital’s management, a Prof. Ogendo is conflicted and must not chair the council review on the case.
Annita Jepkorir’s family also believe that Eunice Muriithi, the deputy director in charge disciplinary service, has been compromised. She is the one who allocated the case to Prof. Ogendo.
Prof. Ogendo represents universities at KMDPC.
“The tribunal like a jury should be independent and should look at all the facets of the case. Eunice and Yumbya have already been compromised by the doctors. Prof Ogendo as a council member should not be a case reviewer because he oversees the management”, an anonymous person interested in the case told cnyakundi.com
The council had asked the above negligent doctors to share their reports on what happened. The deadline was a year ago, but up to now, nothing has happened.
You are hereby required to submit the following to the Council on or before 4th August, 2021;
(a) A statement by all the Respondents addressing the allegations made by the Complainant in the complaint form and statement as follows;
i). Conducting the wrong procedure when the patient was in theatre
ii). Extracting the patient’s teeth when the same was not due for extraction.
iii), Misdiagnosing the patient with pneumonia when she was brought back for a further check and ;
iv), Failing to exercise proper skill and care required of a doctor.
(b) The 5″ Respondent to provide statements from the medical personnel adversely mentioned in the complainant’s statement i.e. Dr Oloo, Dr. Ismael, Dr. Ouma;
(c) Certified and paginated copy of the entire patient’s file to be submitted by the 5″ Respondent.
(d) Any other relevant document (s) or information that may assist the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Council in its investigations.
Do ensure that the above listed documents are received within the specified period.
