The hospital pays 6 million Sh for making a boy lose his limb :: Kenya

to pay $ 6 million compensation for a child whose leg was amputated after a light bulb burned limb.

Makindu resident magistrate, Gerald Mutiso, ruled that the current state of the child was due to the lack of care and professionalism of the hospital.

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He said that the hospital was going against his code of conduct by failing to give proper medical care to the # 39; child.

The reward was divided into Sh2 million for medical expenses, with the magistrate noting that the boy might need an artificial limb.

Another Sh2 million was awarded for overhead and Sh2 million for economic start-up in the future because the amputation, which was done without the boy's consent, could 39, having economically disadvantaged.

Philomena Ndunge gave birth to Maweu Mutuku by caesarean section on October 21, 2013 at the hospital and her baby was transferred to the nursery. She said that she was surprised when we brought her back with a bandage on her right leg.

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"After the operation, the baby was brought to the nursery of the hospital.But after a while, the baby was brought back to me with a bandage on the leg. hospital did not explain what had happened to my baby, "Ms. Ndunge said.

She was talking about her house at the foot of Kyullu Hills in Kiambani Village in Makindu, Makueni County.

A nurse later told him that a light bulb had burned his son.

"After two days, a nurse told me that the baby had burns and they continued to treat him," Ndunge added. The mother and the child were released after three months.

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But the injury to Mutuku's leg was not cured; On the contrary, it got worse.

"The baby continued to have problems," said the mother, adding that the hospital had told her that the limb had to be amputated.

The grandfather of the child, Julius Ndungi, sued the hospital and the Attorney General, citing negligence.

million. Ndungi told the court that her daughter had gone to the hospital to go to the antenatal clinic.

However, she went into work and she was taken to the delivery room. She was later transferred to the theater for caesarean section.

The family said it was satisfied with the price of the court, saying that the money would help Mutuku to properly educate.

For Ndunge, the million Sh6 can not fully compensate for the loss of his son's leg. She said that she was bitter that the hospital had tried to conceal what had happened.

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"I was disgusted after learning what had happened to my baby.We have struggled with him over the years.He walks and plays with others with difficulty.But now I am happy with the decision of the court since we will be able to grant him a better life. "