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Medical negligence cases are increasing not just in India but all around the globe. In a shocking incident in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, bodies of 12 infants were found wrapped up in plastic and paper bags, the IANS reported.
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko went to the Pumwani Maternity Hospital on Monday after he had received a tip-off of deteriorating medical conditions at the institution.
He paid an impromptu visit to the hospital when he uncovered the 12 bodies of infants who died within mysterious circumstances which were hidden in boxes and paper bags inside a room, he was quoted as saying by CNN.
The governor had stormed into the hospital and demanded to enquire how many children had died that day. A hospital employee informed him that only one child had died since Friday.
Sonko then ordered the employee to open the several bags and boxes kept in the room and counted the number. Though, the reason behind the deaths of the babies or what happened to their mothers couldn’t be ascertained immediately.
Following the incident, several top hospital officials including the superintendent, the administrator and the ob-gyn physician on duty were suspended by Sonko.
The situation unearthed at Pumwani is saddening, heartbreaking and underserving to any family. Spoken to DCI to investigate concerned parties on the deaths of the babies as well as allegations of child trafficking and baby swaps. May the Souls of the little Angels Rest In Peace🙏
— Sakaja Johnson (@SakajaJohnson) September 17, 2018
“The situation unearthed at Pumwani is saddening, heartbreaking and undeserving to any family,” Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja tweeted. Spoken to Director of Criminal Investigations to investigate concerned parties on the deaths of the babies as well as allegations of child trafficking and baby swaps, he further added.
