Hospital Detains Dr. Stephen Mogusu's Body over Sh1 Million Bill
The family of 28-year-old Dr. Stephen Mogusu who succumbed to Covid-19 on Monday is yet to collect his body from the morgue over an unpaid medical bill.
Reuters reported that the bodies of Mogusu and another doctor have been detained after their families were unable to pay hospital bills amounting to more than Sh1 million.
Mogusu died of Covid-19 complications while undergoing treatment at Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital.
He was employed on a temporary contract under the Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) and did not receive salary for the five months he worked at a Covid-19 isolation ward at a public hospital in Machakos, according to reports.
In an interview with Daily Nation on December 1st, Mogusu said after contracting the virus, he could not afford to buy diapers for his four-month-old daughter or feed his family.
Kenya Medical Association told Reuters that Mogusu is the latest victim of a healthcare system that is sending healthcare workers to treat Covid-19 patients without adequate protection. The system has also failed to insure the workers for treatment if they get infected and is not paying wages.
“The life and death of the young doctor summarize all that is wrong with government engagement with doctors,” Kenya Medical Association secretary-general Simon Kigondu said.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) said Mogusu is the 14th Kenyan doctor to die of the virus.
On Wednesday, members of the Kenyan medical fraternity held a vigil outside the Health Ministry headquarters in Nairobi to honor colleagues who died from Covid-19.
“It’s not worth dying for this system. If I could tell anything to my younger self, it would be don’t join medicine,” said Amina Mohammed, a former classmate of Mogusu.
“We are the caregivers and protectors of this country, yet we are treated like trash.”
The government through the Health Ministry earlier indicated it will take care of Mogusu’s hospital bill.
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Governor Mutua - wewe…
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Governor Mutua - wewe maendeleo chap chap and now your hospital is holding the body of the late doctor who died trying to heal the sick in Machakos county???
Are you maendeleo chap chap or maendeleo chao chao? Stop this pain pretty boy governor! This is why Kenyans do not respect big mouth politicians! You are one of them and now you are behaving like a damn fool!
Why are you running for presidency if you cannot solve this small matter?? Give me a break!!
Pay the damn mortuary bill and allow this family to have a closure of their son! What a freaking shame governor Mutua? What the hell!!
I have started to think that…
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I have started to think that “we” the people of kenya are stupid based on the leaders we elect; or the leaders we vote for to serve are literally dummies!
What we are reading here spokes volumes about how far we have gone off the target in every sphere of life.
I’m not sure how much more of this pure mess Kenyans can continue to stomach! It makes you deeply sick to the stomach to keep on reading these kind of sad ‘news’!
Started thinking? 😳! You are…
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In reply to I have started to think that… by Kipserem (not verified)
Started thinking? 😳! You are waaaay to late brother, but, better late than never.
At times you got to keep…
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In reply to Started thinking? 😳! You are… by GG (not verified)
At times you got to keep hope alive while hoping tomorrow will be a better day! I believe in hope and redemption to the last hour!! I stand to be corrected @gg! Isn’t life something strange??
This is just sickening and…
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This is just sickening and that total failure Uhuru has cuban doctors with drivers and body guards while Kenyan doctors are not getting paid or unemployed. Shameless!
This how a Banana County,…
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This how a Banana County, led by a Banana governor operate inside a Banana Republic! Full-Stop!!!
Waceke Kibiku Primary or…
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In reply to This how a Banana County,… by Waceke (not verified)
Waceke Kibiku Primary or Waceke Kabarak High?
The high level of corruption…
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The high level of corruption and greed in Kenya have caused even those of high PhD credentials to lose the basic tenets of humanity, dignity, honor, and a simple touch of mental acumen to think and do the “right” thing!
The fact that we are now debating who pays the cost of burial for the late Dr. Wagusu, a public servant, who gave everything including his own life to help others, We are all screwed in Kenya!
Are you talking about the…
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In reply to The high level of corruption… by Mwalimu (not verified)
Are you talking about the stolen fake PhDs every Tom, Dick, DP Ruto, Governor Mutua, and Harry are buying?? There are brains behind those PhD titles! Just hit air and baloney!!!!
They are all PhD thieves taking Kenya to hell as fast as you can imagine!
@Serure, correct. Stolen…
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In reply to Are you talking about the… by Serure (not verified)
@Serure, correct. Stolen fake PhD zenye kazi ni only telling us to call them Doctor.
We don’t care my healthcare…
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We don’t care my healthcare workers. All we want is BBI. Once we get it it will solve all our healthcare needs. We actually are phasing you out. We will be okay without you. This is the message of the handshake gurus, Uhuru, Odinga and their disciples. They matter, we don’t.
Something have to give in…
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Something have to give in for things to change in Kenya - a real drastic change is needed now! The time for 10 millionaires and 50 million beggars have lapsed.
Kenya cannot no longer afford to be a country for the well connected and the politicians! Every citizen must count! It is that ease!!
We are not yet free as citizens of a country! We must rise up and fight for our rights if we have to change things in our country. We have been assumed for too long by the 10 millionaires and the politicians!
Just pass a damn law stating…
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Just pass a damn law stating that corpses should be held in hospital,or mortuary due to failure of payment.This is adding insult to injury.The family is already stressed out,and grieving for the loss of aloved one.We cannot depend on harambees all the time,they also over burdens communities.
Don't we all belong to the state/country? Let's give our departed country men and women a descent,and Honorable send off,and worry about payment later.Wherebis our humanity?
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