Wambui narrated to The Standard how she has been having sleepless nights over the matter. The body of her son is in the morgue; and she has no money - the woman is almost giving up.
"During Magothe's hospitalisation, I used all the little money I had, I borrowed so much, sold the little items, and here I am without anything more to sell and the hospital is still demanding that I pay 3 million shillings," she said.
The mother of three now says that the strain has caused her health and is appealing to PCEA Thogoto to show mercy by releasing her son for burial.
"My eyes have no more tears; I wish the hospital would help me get closure of my son's death. The thought that he is still lying in their morgue accumulating more bill is very panful to me. How much pain am I supposed to absorb?" Wambui said.
Wambui said detaining the body is of no benefit to the hospital, but just an accumulation of bills on top of what they owe the facility.
"I will be relieved the moment I bury my son at our ancestral land. My heart would heal and help me move on," she said.
An official at the hospital who did not wish to be named acknowledged the matter but maintained that the bill must be cleared.