May 8, 2026
There is a girl at the centre of this case.
Seventeen.
In pain.
Bleeding.
Afraid.
She went to a clinic for help. She was arrested instead.
Removed from a hospital bed, made to sign a statement, subjected to a forced medical examination, and detained when she should have been healing. Before we debate statutes and sections, we must sit with this: a child seeking care was treated as a criminal.
This is not just a legal issue. It is a public health crisis in slow motion.
Continued: https://hapakenya.com/2026/05/08/a-hospital-bed-is-not-a-crime-scene/