The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has approved manslaughter charges against ‘Body by Design’ Clinic proprietors following the tragic death of Lucy Wambui Kamau after undergoing surgery in the said facility.
In the case, four suspects are set to take plea In April 2, 2025, at the Kibera Law Courts in Nairobi.
The suspects—Robert Maweu Mutula, a surgeon; George Wakaria Njoroge; Lilian Edna Wanjiru, the proprietor of Body by Design; and the Body by Design hospital were set to take plea on April 1, 2025 but the plea was adjourned.
They are expected to face manslaughter charges.
The charges relate to the death of Lucy Wambui Kamau on 6th October 2024 allegedly after undergoing a surgery at Omnicare Medical Limited, also known as Body by Design, located on Kabarsiran Avenue in Nairobi County.
Senior Principal Magistrate Hon. Temu directed the suspects to be in court by 9:00am.
