Kennedy Kalombotole, suspected in two throat-slashing murders inside Kenyatta National Hospital, has been arrested following the latest killing in Ward 7B on Thursday.
Kalombotole, now in police custody, is accused of murdering Edward Maingi Ndegwa, who was found dead in his hospital bed with a slit throat. The brutal killing turned Ward 7B into a crime scene, prompting a swift investigation by homicide detectives.
In a statement posted on X, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) outlined a timeline of events leading up to the discovery of the body.
“According to initial reports, the ward nurse had checked on the patient at 11:30 a.m. and taken his blood pressure. At 12:30 p.m., a relative visited and found him stable, leaving the ward at around 1:30 p.m. However, at approximately 2:00 p.m., a cleaner noticed blood pooling around the patient’s neck while cleaning the corridor,” said the DCI.
When detectives arrived at the scene, they traced bloody slipper prints from the victim’s bedside to a nearby toilet, then to a side room where Kalombotole had been admitted. Inside that room, officers recovered a pair of blue slippers and a blood-stained bedsheet, both believed to implicate the suspect.
Investigators also recovered the suspected murder weapon — a knife wrapped in gloves — on the ground below the 7th floor, directly beneath the window of the ward where Ndegwa was killed. All the recovered items have been forwarded to the National Forensic Laboratory for analysis.
According to preliminary investigations, Kalombotole had been admitted to the hospital on December 1, 2024. He is also suspected of being involved in the murder of Gilbert Kinyua Muthoni, 40, who was killed in Ward 7C between the night of February 6 and 7, 2025. Kinyua, a father of two, also died from a slit throat, in a case that bears chilling similarities to Ndegwa’s murder.
The DCI confirmed that a case file has been submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). However, the ODPP has directed investigators to conduct further inquiries to strengthen the case before proceeding to court.
In the meantime, Kalombotole remains in custody, undergoing processing pending arraignment.
– By Anthony Mwangi
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