Eastleigh: Outrage as Clip Captures Parents Blocked from Seeing Baby over KSh 3m Being Assaulted
- A couple who went to visit their ailing son were reportedly assaulted by a hospital administrator at Abyan Hospital in Eastleigh
- Esther Ulavu and her husband had taken their child to the hospital after a controversial referral, but in the end, they could not access him
- Although the parents owe KSh 3 million to the hospital, they did not see it as a reason to prevent them from visiting their child
Eastleigh, Nairobi: A CCTV clip suggests that a woman was assaulted at Abyan Hospital just for asking to see her son, who had been held over KSh 3 million in hospital bills.
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Citizen TV reports that the video footage shows a hospital administrator assaulting Esther Ulavu after her husband was also allegedly beaten for requesting to see the baby.
"Can you show me the law that says one cannot visit their baby if they have not paid for the bill?" asked the baby's mum as she tried to access him.
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Why couldn't the parents visit their child?
On July 29, the parents of the baby, who is only one and a half years old, were distraught as they reportedly faced barriers, both physical and financial, as they sought to visit their baby in intensive care at the Nairobi facility.
At the time, the facility was reportedly demanding KSh 3 million to release the baby for transfer, prompting the agonised parents to seek the intervention of the government.
Initially, the parents had been referred to the Kenyatta National Hospital by a Loitoktok hospital, but have no idea how the ambulance they travelled in ended up at the facility in Eastleigh.
What did Kenyans say?
@kanyiwairimu5732:
"This is shameful. To see a country that has no respect for human dignity. The two said hospitals should be investigated and their licenses canceled for such malpractice. Abyan hospital should be boycotted and closed down."
@davidkamau7187:
"We have a very careless country, now we understand why people are very angry."
@harrietkhamisi2357:
"Aaaiiii!!!😢😢😢😢no humanity. Where will this poor Kenyan parents get such money??😢😢😢😢."
@colettesbrenaman9817:
"That’s unconscionable that anyone would put the parents in this position. Africa has shameful laws. The government doesn’t create an economy where people can work and earn money, and yet they’re expected to pay bills that are impossible for them to pay. And not paying means prison sentences. 😡 If there’s anything that’s not in short supply it’s greed and corruption."
@IreneEnoch:
"Aki we also need a refferal also to a public hospital like KNH. 😢 my sister is suffering kwa hio hospitali inatwa Abyan😭😭na hatuna uwezo kabisa.Need help please😢😢😢😢😢."
@alicelaika2234:
"Is the baby alive? Why would they cease the parents to see the baby? What if something happens to the baby? 😢?"
Body of young boy stuck in morgue taken home
In another story, a cloud of pain hung over Nyakach as mourners gathered to bid farewell to eight-year-old Ishael "Jose" Ouma.
The young boy's body had been kept in the morgue for weeks because of an unpaid KSh 75,000 hospital bill.
The desperate pleas of this father touched many, prompting the community to come together and raise the required funds.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
