Homicide detectives Thursday arrested the prime suspect behind the gruesome Kenyatta National Hospital ward murder.
Kennedy Kalombotole’s arrest follows the brutal murder of Edward Maingi Ndegwa, on July 17, 2025, a patient admitted in Ward 7B, Group C (Male), on July 11, 2025.
According to initial reports, the ward nurse had checked the patient at 11:30 a.m. and taken his blood pressure.
At 12:30 p.m., a relative visited and found him stable, leaving the ward at around 1:30 p.m.
However, at approximately 2:00 p.m., a cleaner going round cleaning the corridor noticed blood pooling around the patient’s neck.
Upon visiting the scene, detectives noticed bloody slippers prints from the victim’s bedside to a nearby toilet and eventually to a side room, where the suspect, Kalombotole, was admitted.
In the room, investigators recovered a pair of blue slippers and a blood-stained bedsheet.
Also, on the ground, directly to the 7th floor where the window to the deceased’s ward is, they recovered a knife wrapped in gloves.
The recovered items were forwarded to the National Forensic Laboratory for detailed forensic analysis to augment the case.
