This archive report was first published on 10 July 2020.
On July 8, 2020, four medical laboratory technicians at Langata Hospital in Nairobi were found stocking expired medical laboratory reagents, sparking a probe into the matter.
According to the prosecution, the technicians - Ashoke Singh Matharu, Mufaddal Ammar Hassamje, Herbert Cheruiyot Charles, and Beatrice Awino Ayoga - were found with expired reagents, including bilirubin (T), combi 35, AST GOT, Actone, Area Bun/UV, Magnesium, Trigs, and Ezcel.
The four technicians appeared before Milimani Resident Magistrate Sikian Tobiko and denied the charges. Singh and Ammar were released on a cash bail of Ksh 50,000, while the third and fourth were released on a cash bail of Ksh 100,000.
The incident occurred at Langata Hospital along Langata Road in Nairobi County.
