Shock as Nairobi Governor Sonko Finds 12 Infant Corpses Stashed in Bags During Impromptu Visit to Pumwani Hospital [Video]

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and other county officials were left in shock when they made an impromptu visit to Pumwani Maternity Hospital on Monday morning.

Sonko made the visit to the famous medical facility after he received complaints from members of the public that the hospital was deliberately switching off life support machines leading to death of infants.

Records given by the hospital heads showed that only one infant had died but after searching, 12 bodies of dead infants were found in bags that had been stashed under a table. The bodies had been wrapped in polythene bags and hidden in three boxes inside a store instead of being transferred to a mortuary.

Upon interrogation, the officer in charge said that the bodies had stayed in the store from Friday, raising questions on why bodies of dead infants would be kept in a room for more than three days.

The Governor arrived at the hospital in a boda boda, catching the management off guard.

“Conducting impromptu visit at Pumwani Hospital, where it’s alleged by members of the public that the management shut down the machines at the Maternity Wing leading to loss of lives of young ones."

" I want to categorically state that human life must be respected no matter the case. Stern action will be taken against anyone found to be sabotaging the good services offered to our mothers and sisters who come to deliver in this facility,” Sonko wrote on social media during the raid.

“This is a police matter. You can’t lose 12 babies in a day,” Sonko said during the raid.