Grace Njoki Mulei, one of the women who stormed Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa’s press briefing at Afya House last week, has been released on a Ksh.10,000 police cash bail.
This follows her arrest at Ladnan Hospital in Nairobi on Thursday night where she had gone to seek medical services.
Speaking outside Capitol Hill Police Station, Mulei’s lawyer Ndegwa Njiru revealed that the police were unsure of the charges to press against her.
A statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) last night stated that Njoki was arrested for causing a disturbance at the Ministry of Health Boardroom.
Njoki, a 61-year-old nurse, visited the Ministry of Health offices on January 15, 2025, to protest the Social Health Authority’s (SHA) inefficiencies.
Njoki questioned why the scheme was not working; hence forcing patients to be stranded at hospitals.
The fracas led to Kenyatta National Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer Evanson Kamuri acknowledging delays in the SHA system for over 48 hours which paralysed services.
“The recent system downtime experienced over the last two days temporarily disrupted some services, causing delays in patient clearance and administrative processes,” the statement read in part.
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