Travis' Father Accused By KNH Of Striking Toddler With A Fork Jembe

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) management calls for an inquest into the death of Travis Maina, who was rushed to the facility with a fork jembe lodged into the head.

Baby Travis may have been a victim of domestic disputes between the father and mother, according to KNH chief executive officer Evanson Kamuri, who spoke before the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday, December 6.

The hospital rubbished the mother's claims that other children could not have caused the accident given its severity.

“It's a problem that has to be looked into by a different organization. when we told the mother about the death of her son, she claimed that her husband had killed her infant.” KNH CEO Evanson Kamuri,

"The mother must be truthful about what took place. Although we deeply regret what occurred, we have also been examining ourselves. Because of how serious the damage was, it could not have been caused by other kids playing nearby " he added.

When asked by Sen. Jackson Mandago of Uasin Gishu on why the hospital did not take the infant straight to the operating room, Kamuri responded “because he had lost so much blood.”

"We had to give him blood first. And because he is a baby, that process is slower because there was a chance of cardiac death if we had given him too much blood at once "Kamuri said.

The mother of the deceased, Judy Muthoni, had previously disclosed to the committee that her six-year-old son was struck by an infant.

The older son then informed Muthoni's aunt of the situation, and she immediately alerted Muthoni herself before the two of them hurried to the hospital.

Muthoni cried as she said, "My aunt came to the fence and told me that Travis had been struck and my cousin we had to rush him to the neighboring dispensary.

When the KNH failed to act quickly to save Travis, both parents raised blaming fingers in their direction.

When her baby was finally brought into the operating room, according to the mother, he passed away right in front of her. She claimed to have waited for about 14 hours.

However, the committee vowed to examine both claims before issuing a directive.