[File, Standard]The stand-off between Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and the Prisons Department over the treatment of murder suspect Joseph Irungu aka Jowie is in bad taste and risks jeopardising a high profile case. Jowie needs treatment (including possible surgery-for a gunshot wound he sustained in the house of his fiancé in Lang’ata. And just like the prisons department, KNH is Government-owned. But because of prison protocol, the Prisons Department won’t allow this neither will KNH accept their money. Tax-funded KNH should ensure that its staff adhere to the code of fair administration of justice, including treating Jowie and other suspects until proven guilty.

Source: Standard Digital November 16, 2018 06:04 UTC