Panic as man collapses, dies in Nairobi CBD
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The man was a patient on his way to the Kenyatta National Hospital for an appointment with a doctor.
A man collapsed and died along Kimathi Street in the Nairobi central business district on Tuesday, causing panic.
The man, the Nation learnt, was a patient on his way to the Kenyatta National Hospital for an appointment with a doctor.
His cousin, a building contractor in the area, said he had been waiting for his sister.
“She is a businesswoman around here. They had told me to tag along,” he said.
Nairobi Sub-county Police Commissioner Mark Wanjala told the Nation that a police unit was dispatched as soon as they received a call about the incident.
Mr Wanjala said a postmortem will establish the cause of death.
“We do not want to speculate, especially as we navigate [the Covid-19] pandemic,” he said.