Murder suspect in Kenyatta National Hospital ward killings nabbed

Homicide detectives have arrested Kennedy Kalombotole, the prime suspect in the brutal murder of a patient at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

Kalombotole is accused of killing Edward Maingi Ndegwa, who was admitted to Ward 7B, Group C, on July 11th.

The body of the diseased was discovered on July 17th with deep wounds to the neck, after a cleaner spotted blood around the patient’s bed.

Investigators traced bloody slipper prints from the scene to a side room where Kalombotole was admitted.

Police recovered blood-stained slippers and a bedsheet. Also, on the ground, directly to the 7th floor where the window to the deceased’s ward is, they recovered a knife wrapped in gloves.

The recovered items were submitted to the National Forensic Laboratory for detailed forensic analysis to augment the case.

Kalombotole had previously been linked to another murder of Gilbert Kinyua Muthoni, 40, in Ward 7C during the night of 6th and 7th February, 2025.

“Following the incident, a case file was compiled and submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). However, after reviewing the file, the ODPP directed the Investigating Officer to undertake further inquiries to reinforce the prosecution’s case”, the DCI said.

He is now in custody, pending arraignment.