Mombasa Family Demands Justice After Young Woman Dies from Suspected Injection Reaction, The Blame Game Begins.

A cloud of grief and outrage hangs over the family of 23-year-old Faith Anindo, who died under suspicious circumstances after a visit to Coast General Hospital’s Utange Branch. What was supposed to be a routine medical check-up turned into a nightmare, and now her family is demanding answers, accountability, and justice. 

On Monday, May 12, Faith walked into the Utange facility seeking treatment for what her family described as a minor skin rash. According to her husband, Lawrence Wekesa, things spiraled after she was given an injection. 

“After the shot, her eyes turned yellow,” Wekesa said. “She was referred to the main hospital in Makadara where they ran lab tests. But by then, it was already too late.” 

Faith’s condition rapidly deteriorated. Sores developed on her arms, then spread to her legs. What was happening to her body stunned her loved ones. Her friend, Benta Joseph, who was by her side during the ordeal, described a horrifying scene: 

“The sores on her arm kept spreading. She was pregnant and yet not getting any attention in the maternity wing. She was deteriorating in plain sight, and no one cared.” 

Wekesa and Benta both believe that the injection Faith received triggered a catastrophic reaction. The wounds worsened after dressing, with both legs eventually sustaining severe burns. 

“The drugs burned her,” Wekesa recounted with visible pain. “The nurses dressed the wounds, but when we removed the bandages the second time, the burns were unbearable. They destroyed her legs.” 

What deepened the family’s anguish was the hospital’s silence, and a disturbing discovery. According to Benta, two pages were missing from Faith’s clinic booklet, the very pages that detailed her care. 

“How do critical records vanish?” she asked. “If nothing wrong happened, why were those pages cut out?” 

Wekesa echoed the suspicion: “She was injected without being told what it was. If this was a treatable issue, why wasn’t anything done from the start?” 

Mombasa County officials have blamed the family for taking Faith out of the hospital, implying it may have contributed to her death. But Wekesa pushed back: 

“We had no choice. She was receiving zero care. If they had treated her like a human being, she would still be alive.” 

County Director of Communications at the Health Department, Richard Chacha, confirmed that a probe is underway. A special investigative team has been tasked to get to the bottom of what happened. Meanwhile, the family has been urged to pursue an independent autopsy to help establish the exact cause of death. 

Faith’s death echoes another tragic case that recently rocked Kericho County. Tabitha Chebet, a young girl, died at Kapkatet Hospital after waiting an entire day to be seen by a doctor. Her parents, Jackson and Nora Chebet, say she was ignored until payment was made. By the time she received care, it was too late. 

They, too, are now seeking justice.