Husband tells court of horror after wife's cosmetic surgery
Courts
By
Emmanuel Kipchumba
| Jan 20, 2026
The manslaughter case against three officials of Omnicare Medical Ltd, also known as Body by Design, was heard on Monday at the Kibera Law Courts.
The husband of the deceased businesswoman took the stand to give an account of the events leading to her death.
The three accused, who include Omnicare Medical directors George Wakaria Njoroge and Lilian Edna Wanjiru, alongside surgeon Robert Maweu Mutula, are charged with unlawfully causing the death of Lucy Wambui Kamau following an alleged botched cosmetic surgery performed at the clinic in October 2024.
All the accused denied the charges.
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Appearing before Kibera Principal Magistrate Christine Njagi, the deceased’s husband, Francis Mundia Nganga, narrated how his wife, whom he said was in good health prior to the procedure, sought cosmetic surgery after finding the clinic online.
According to his testimony, Wambui visited the facility on October 16, 2024, for a procedure intended to reduce belly fat.
On October 17, when he visited his wife at the clinic, he noticed that she was extremely unwell and emitting a strong smell resembling human waste.
“When I asked the nurse what was happening, I was told it was part of the procedure,” he said.
By October 18, her condition had deteriorated further. Nganga told the court that his wife was in severe pain, screaming that she was dying, yet medical staff appeared unconcerned by her distress.
“She told me that the procedure had messed with her intestines and that she was not going to survive. She asked me to take care of the children when she dies,” he said.
He stated that despite the pain and visible discharge of blood and waste from the perforation wounds, no immediate medical intervention was undertaken.
Nganga further told the court that on October 21, he received a call from his wife informing him that she had been discharged despite her condition. He said the clinic did not even demand full payment before releasing her.
“She became overwhelmed at home and had to be returned to the hospital. In fact, they went back to the hospital as soon as they got home,” he said.
Upon arrival, they found the facility locked and deserted.
Unable to get help, Nganga said he sought an ambulance and rushed his wife to The Nairobi Hospital, where doctors immediately questioned why she was smelling of faeces.
He explained to them that she had undergone a cosmetic procedure during which her intestines had allegedly been perforated multiple times.
Doctors at Nairobi Hospital later informed him that they discovered over one kilogramme of human waste in her abdomen during emergency surgery and that her stomach had been severely damaged. She was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.
On October 26, Nganga said he received a call informing him that his wife had succumbed to her injuries.
A post-mortem conducted at Lee Funeral Home by a government pathologist, alongside a Body by Design representative, concluded that she died due to intestinal perforations
“I want to know why the doctor would do six perforations when he clearly saw the first one had damaged her intestines,” Nganga said.
He further described the devastating impact of the loss on their family, noting that they had been married for over 20 years and had four children aged 29, 24, 19 and 13.
He said the children have since suffered emotional trauma, with one sometimes isolating himself for days and the youngest waking up at night crying.
The case is set to continue on Thursday, with four witnesses expected to testify.