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Government clears Mukami Kimathi's Sh1.3 million hospital bill

DP Rigathi Gachagua at Nairobi Hospital when he visited Dedan Kimathi's ailing Mukami Kimathi (right) on January 14, 2023. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The government on Sunday cleared Sh1.3 million hospital bill incurred by Mukami Kimathi, widow of freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi.

Ms Kimathi who was admitted to Nairobi Hospital on January 5, 2023, suffering from pneumonia and age-related complications had been discharged but was detained due to the bill.

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