Fearless Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi was recently forced to cough out over KSh 100k after breaking a number of equipment at a city hospital.
Boniface Mwangi, his wife and a couple of his friends were on Sunday, August 22, involved in a grisly road accident along the ever busy Langata Road.
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The gory incident left Boniface and his wife in bad shape.
Well, following the accident, the activist, his wife and friends were rescued by Kenyans of good will and rushed to a nearby hospital.
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The good samaritans may have rescued the couple but also stole some valuables from them even as they tried to help the two.
The theft and rescue happened and the couple found themselves at a city hospital with Boniface’s wife suffering grievous injuries.
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“In the early morning hours of August 21, 2022 my wife and I were involved in a road accident along Langata Road. We were passengers in a friend’s car when another motorist veered into our lane while speeding and hit our car, which flipped. We landed up side down and the first people on the scene robbed us of our personal effects.” Boniface posted.
Unfortunately, doctors could not attend to Boniface’s wife who was in terrible shape without a deposit.
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The turn of events infuriated the activist who flew off the handle while trying to “plead” with doctors to admit his wife and accord her the necessary emergency treatment.
Boniface caused a scene at the hospital in a move that saw him damage some equipment.
The case escalated and police were involved.
This forced the activist to not only pay for the damage caused but also make a public apology.
Through a Facebook post seen by this writer, Boniface admitted he was wrong but validated his actions by claiming, emergency health services are every Kenyan’s right.
“Luckily, a good Samaritan couple, Eddu Rono and his wife, Koskey Yuniscah, came to our rescue and took us to a hospital.
When we got there, my wife was in pain, in a state of delirium, and was in and out of consciousness. The hospital wanted me to pay in order for my wife to get treatment, but I had neither the money, nor my wallet. Emergency health care is a right in the Constitution (Article 43(2)) and in my desperation to get the hospital management to attend to my wife beyond taking her vitals and giving her painkillers, I ended up raising my voice, breaking some things, and causing a scene.
My wife only got the medical attention she needed when my friend came to the hospital and paid the bill. My family and I are grateful that my wife did not suffer serious injuries. The hospital management called the police who arrested me. I was jailed at the Akila Police Station.
The actions that I took to get my wife medical attention were wrong and I apologized. I paid for all the damages that I had caused. The hospital costed the damaged items at KES 106,000.00, which l paid. I reached out to the people who were working at the reception at the time of the incident and apologized to them. Having fully recovered, my wife is back to work.” Boniface Mwangi added.
The activist disclosed that he was rescued from the whole melee by a friend who showed up at the hospital and paid for the hospital bills and the damages he had caused.
Boniface Mwangi wrapped by urging Kenyans not to steal from accident victims as it is wrong on all levels.
He also urged hospitals to consider human life before profit.
“My concerns are; why do most Kenyans who end up being first on the scene of an accident rob instead of help? Why do hospitals require a deposit to administer emergency treatment? Does profit trump life? So many people have died and continue to die in hospital corridors because doctors will not touch them without a deposit. Do we value profit more than human life?,” Boniface stated.
Kenyans on social media converged on the comments section of his post to pass their best wishes to his wife with quite a number urging him to keep fighting for the rights of all Kenyans.
This is not the first time Boniface Mwangi is involved in drama and controversy.
The activist has over the years been taking to the streets to champion for human rights.
Many are times he has been injured, jailed and even threatened but he has never flinched.
