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KNH murders suspect Kennedy Kalombotole arrives at Kilimani Police Station after going through mental and health assessment tests at KNH on July 18, 2025. [File, Standard]
Kennedy Kalombotole, the prime suspect in two patient murders inside Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), has been declared unfit to plead or instruct a lawyer owing to mental and neurological disorders.
Consultant forensic psychiatrist Fredrick Owiti told court that Kalombotole, 30, suffers from a neurological disorder and insulin‑dependent type 1 diabetes, and displays “cognitive bluntness” that leaves him unable to understand the charges.
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