The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), in Nairobi how allowed the suspended four medical staff associated with last month's brain surgery mix up, to return to work.
The hospital suspended an anaesthetist, a trainee surgeon, and two nurses after they carried out brain surgery on the wrong patient on 19 February.
KNH board on Thursday said it was taking responsibility for investigating the incident to the Kenyan Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB), which will proceed with disciplinary action.
The privately-owned Daily Nation reported that The decision was premised on the outcome of KNH board's meeting with Health Cabinet Secretary, Sicily Kariuki and Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
On Monday, about 700 trainee doctors failed to show up to work following their colleagues' suspension. The protesting doctors blamed the hospital of victimisation and as an alternative asked the hospital to suspend the consultant who oversaw the operation.
KNH halted non-urgent medical procedures until the trainees returned back to their duties.
Kenyan politicians have also protested against CS Kariuki’s choice to send the hospital chief executive Lily Koros on compulsory leave.
