Friday, October 17, 2025 - Efforts by the Ministry of Health under Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to digitize and enhance efficiency in public hospitals have been dealt a blow after a senior officer at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) was charged with theft of electronic devices meant to support the initiative.
The officer, identified as Dennis Otieno, was
arraigned before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina at the Milimani
Law Courts, where he faced charges of stealing by servant in
connection with the loss of 56 Lenovo M10 tablets valued at KSh
3,655,680.
According to the charge sheet, Otieno is accused of stealing
the devices between October 18th, 2023, and February
27th, 2025, at the hospital in Nairobi.
The tablets, which were procured by the Ministry of Health,
were part of a nationwide project aimed at integrating information technology
into public healthcare systems to improve service delivery and data management.
Otieno, who has served at KNH for over 22 years and
currently holds the position of Vice Chair of the Staff Organization
Department, denied the charges and was released on a cash bail of KSh
300,000 pending trial.
The court directed that the matter be mentioned at a later
date for pre-trial directions.
KNH Officer Charged with Theft of Tablets Worth KSh 3.6 Million
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A senior officer at Kenyatta National Hospital has been charged with stealing 56 Lenovo M10 tablets worth KSh 3.6 million, property of the hospital.
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