KNH Staff Charged With Stealing Cancer Drugs Worth Millions

Written By Cyrus Kimanga 📝

Six Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) employees have been arraigned in court to face charges of stealing cancer drugs worth Sh4.68 million.

The six include; Maurine Adongo, Rose Jepkogei, Yvonne Muthoni, Emily Nyambura, Philip Odhiambo and Mary Mumo who were attached to the KNH Prime Care Centre Pharmacy, where they allegedly stole the drugs.

The Milimani Law Courts heard that the six allegedly committed the crime on April 5, 2022 and May 24, 2022.

The National Health Facility filed a complaint against the six through Winfred Wangari Kiongo.

The drugs that the suspects stole includes Rituximab, Immunoglobulin, Herceptin, Bevacizumab, Tocilizumab and Insulin Aspart Protamine, all valued at Sh4, 675,147.

The six were arrested on Tuesday, May 24,2022 and were produced before Chief Magistrate Micheni Wendy were they denied the charges and were released on a bond of Ksh 1m or a cash bail of Ksh 500,000.


The case proceeds on June 6, 2022 to determine the legality and formality of the charge sheet pursuant to a ruling by Justice Mrima that a charge sheet has to be drafted by the DPP and not any other state organ.


Advocate Dunstan Omari for the defense questioned the legality of the charge sheet on the basis that it was drafted by the National Police, a fact that could easily see all the six accused persons acquitted by the court.