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Hospitals defy court ban by holding bodies over unpaid bills. [Courtesy]
The court’s declaration that detention of bodies over bills is unconstitutional has been ignored by hospitals.
Families have been forced to seek court orders that have taken months or years to bury the remains of their fallen kin.
In September 2025, Justice Nixon Sifuna delivered a landmark verdict that outlawed the detention of bodies over unpaid medical bills, declaring the action a violation of human dignity.
