I’m here as a doctor, not a lawyer—my affidavit proves Gachagua’s admission & treatment– Dr. Gikonyo

Ajouté : 2026-05-20

[00:00:01]I'll refer you to paragraph 11 of your affidavit.

[00:00:08]Yes, Your Honor. On the reason why you filed the affidavit.

[00:00:14]Could you come clear or clarify why you swore this affidavit referring to paragraph 11.

[00:00:23]Your Honor, that is where I understood it until I was made to understand [clears throat] that had to address other things of the Senate and other court matters.

[00:00:31]Because as far as I'm concerned, Your Honor, that paragraph summarizes why that I make this affidavit in my capacity as a medical expert, not a legal expert, in adult cardiology to assist this honorable court in establishing that the first petitioner was duly admitted to hospital on the date in question and underwent treatment.

[00:00:58]That is was my understanding.

[00:01:00]And you had earlier confirmed that the contents of what your affidavit were true Completely.

[00:01:06]>> best of your knowledge. Completely.

[00:01:08]Thank you. I had to take an oath on that. Uh just to clarify a few issues that have cropped up during cross-examination, and I will go back to paragraph four, paragraph four of your affidavit.

[00:01:21]And I'll be direct this time round because it uh cropped up.

[00:01:26]Is there any admission issues in paragraph four? None at all.

[00:01:32]Thank you. So, at 3:00 p.m. on 17th of October, 2024, what exactly happened? At around 3:00 p.m. is the word.

[00:01:44]Approximately is the word. Yes.

[00:01:47]If you want to be exact time, it was 3:25. I have it here.

[00:01:49]>> What happened?

[00:01:50]At around that time is when the in hospital. Thank you.

[00:01:54]>> We took him in.

[00:01:56]We started the normal thing that we do for history taking, taking his weight, blood pressure, and so forth. At that time if you allow me to explain, it's the time we start now the admission process.

[00:02:08]Thank you.

[00:02:09]>> And admission is a process, not an instant.

[00:02:13]And as we are doing those things, the accountants asking who's going to pay for this, blah, blah. And when they are ready, then they fix on the computer this man is now admitted. So, when was he admitted?

[00:02:26]According to our document here, 4:18 p.m. That is when the actual documentation of admissions were completed.

[00:02:37]These are technical details of timing and writing.

[00:02:41]Before that time, we are still seeing the client. We are doing the necessary things, but he's technically not admitted because the accountants have not allowed us to do that.

[00:02:51]Thank you. Um I'll refer you to page 1 of 4 of the discharge summary.

[00:03:00]And on the top, the patient's name is R.G.

[00:03:06]Uh you know, your honor, if you come to hospital and you're an ordinary citizen, we put your full names and all your other names.

[00:03:17]There are clients we don't put names on record.

[00:03:22]My lord, we still object. That evidence is extraneous to the record.

[00:03:26]It is inadmissible.

[00:03:28]And my good colleague here knows that question is also impermissible.

[00:03:34]The question was actually raised in cross-examinations, and what we are seeking is a clarification on who R.G. is.

[00:03:42]And your honor, I have said our practice in the hospital to protect privacy because these documents go out hospitals.

[00:03:51]Uh the malaria parasites positive, blah blah, it's for the one so we use able codes. Okay, but who is RG? RG Who are you asking? RG is Rabory Kadega Chagwa. Okay, is there any other identification information in that document? Have a look.

[00:04:10]Is there any other identification number also.

[00:04:20]Thank you.

[00:04:32]Would you confirm whether there's any discrepancy between the affidavit and DKG3, the discharge summary.

[00:04:44]My daughter. Thank you.

[00:04:47]And lastly, is DKRG What What document is DKRG? Because there's been an allegation of a medical report.

[00:04:59]What is DKRG? It's a discharge summary.

[00:05:02]It's a discharge summary. It's not a medical report.

[00:05:07]A medical report gives details that may not necessarily be required by this court.

[00:05:13]But if required, your honor, it's available.

[00:05:17]And in your discharge summary, you were confirming what you deponed to in paragraph 11 on the purpose of the affidavit. Absolutely, your honor. Which is admission, discharge, and treatment.

[00:05:28]Absolutely. Thank you, your honor.

[00:05:30]That's all.

[00:05:34]Just one very brief question, Dr. Gikonyo.

[00:05:38]It was put to you by Dr. Kilonzo that you are