Bonface Murage Wangechi has been charged that on February 16, 2019, he attempted to escape with his baby in an attempt to defraud the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) a sum of Sh56, 937.
Wangechi appeared before the Milimani Law Courts on Monday.
According to court documents, Mr. Murage was intercepted by the hospital security guards while leaving the facility carrying something in a blue carrier bag. The guards then forcefully opened the bag and discovered that he was carrying a baby.
Further investigations then revealed that the baby was a patient at the hospital and that the accused was escaping with her to avoid paying the bill accrued during the one-month admission period.
The accused was remanded until Tuesday February 19, 2019, when facts of the case will be read in court before the magistrate passes a sentence.