A woman in Mombasa ha sued Attorney General Githu Muigai, Likoni Sub-District Hospital and the Mombasa County Government over her son's misdiagnosis.
Christine Nthoki decided to take the three parties to court after her four-year-old son's right arm was amputated due to negligence.
Nthoki said she took her son to Likoni Hospital where a nurse, Hyline Memba, failed to properly examine the extend of the injury, leading to the amputation.
She argued the AG and county government is responsible for staffing, nursing and surgical services at the facility.
"My son was right-handed, now he is struggling to use his left arm. Although he has healed, I still blame the nurse who told me that my son was hurt and proceeded to plaster him, which led to the amputation," said Memba.
Her lawyer Jane Umara, told a Mombasa Court, "The X-ray at Peponi X-Ray Centre showed no fracture on the minor's limb, the application of the plaster at Likoni Sub-District Hospital was based on a misdiagnosis of a fracture not demonstrated on the X-ray availed, and as a result of the negligence and misdiagnosis, the minor lost his arm, suffered injury, loss and damage."
A medical report from a private practioner, Peter Ummar, indicated that the amputation could be avoided.