Justice George Odunga Latest Landmark Ruling Sends Chills Among Medical Practitioners

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Cases of botched surgeries in Kenya have lately been on the rise. Just recently a man who was scheduled to have a dental surgery ended up having his head operated on.

Yesterday, a lady who was have an eye surgery, ended up leaving the hospital with no teeth.

Many are the times that victims in these circumstances have ended up in pain, anguish and with no one to turn to.

This might soon be over after the latest landmark ruling by High Court judge George Odunga.

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This comes after the no-nonsense Judge awarded a man who developed brain damage as a result of an operation gone wrong 14 years ago at Nairobi Hospital  Sh44.5 million.

Justice Odunga slapped Nairobi Hospital even more by awarding the man’s Parents an extra 1 million shillings.

The parents had sued on behalf of their son, who at the time of the operation, was 14-year-old and Form Four candidate at St Mary’s High School.

He sustained hypoxic brain damage due to the negligence of the doctor who administered anaesthesia on him.

The anaesthetist Dr Praxedes Mandu Okutuyi and Nairobi Hospital were directed to pay the money.

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