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Psychiatrist: KNH murder suspect Kennedy Kalombotole unfit to stand trial

KNH murders suspect Kennedy Kalombotole arrives at Kilimani Police Station after going through mental and health assessment tests at KNH on July 18, 2025. [File, Standard]

Kennedy Kalombotole, the prime suspect in two patient murders inside Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), has been declared unfit to plead or instruct a lawyer owing to mental and neurological disorders.

Consultant forensic psychiatrist Fredrick Owiti told court that Kalombotole, 30, suffers from a neurological disorder and insulin‑dependent type 1 diabetes, and displays “cognitive bluntness” that leaves him unable to understand the charges.

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