It plays out like a medical thriller, but for the family of 32-year-old advocate Chris Mwenda, it is a living nightmare. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a homicide probe into Meridian Equator Hospital in South C after a post-mortem revealed a shocking cover-up: the "routine endoscopy" the lawyer supposedly died from was never even performed.

Chris Mwenda, a vibrant High Court advocate, walked into the facility on December 18, 2025, complaining of mild stomach discomfort. He was texting friends, optimistic and alive. Hours later, he was wheeled out in a body bag. The hospital claimed complications during the procedure. The autopsy says that is a lie.

The Autopsy Bombshell

Chief Government Pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor did not mince his words. The post-mortem findings are damning and suggest gross medical negligence, if not criminal culpability.

• No Endoscopy: The most chilling finding? There was no physical evidence that an endoscope ever entered Mwenda’s body. The procedure that supposedly killed him never happened.
• The Real Killer: Mwenda died from hypoxia caused by severe respiratory depression. In layman's terms, he stopped breathing and no one saved him.
• Toxic Overdose: Toxicology reports indicate an unsafe administration of Propofol, a powerful anesthetic. It appears he was sedated into oblivion without the necessary life-support monitoring.
• Brutal Force: The autopsy noted trauma to his tongue and trachea, consistent with "forceful and repeated intubation attempts." It paints a picture of panic in the theatre—doctors scrambling to force air into a dying man after realizing they had overdosed him.

A Conspiracy of Silence?

Detectives are now treating the hospital's records as potential evidence of a cover-up. The discrepancies between the clinical notes (claiming an endoscopy was done) and the forensic reality are too glaring to be accidental. "This is not just negligence; this is a crime scene," a DCI source intimated.

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has joined the fray, demanding accountability for one of their own. "We will not let Chris become just another statistic of medical malpractice," an LSK representative vowed.

The Kenyan Lens

This case strikes a nerve in a country where private healthcare is often viewed as the gold standard. We pay premiums for safety, yet here is a young professional, arguably in the prime of his life, killed not by disease but by the very hands meant to heal him. It raises a terrifying question for every Kenyan: when you go under anesthesia, who is really watching the monitors?

As the DCI homicide unit sweeps through Meridian Equator Hospital, the medical fraternity holds its breath. Justice for Chris Mwenda must be swift, visible, and absolute.