The development has cast a shadow over the independent committee’s public hearings in Uasin Gishu County, where several potential witnesses have refused to testify openly, alleging they face pressure to withdraw their evidence.
According to testimony, foreign recipients paid up to Sh30 million for kidney transplants, while Kenyan donors were promised amounts ranging from Sh500,000 to Sh1.2 million – money many never fully received.
An investigation has uncovered a disturbing organ trafficking operation where vulnerable Kenyans were manipulated into selling their kidneys for as little as Sh130,000 ($1,000) and a motorcycle, while middlemen reaped profits of up to Sh29.5 million (€200,000) per organ. According to documentation from the Kenya Renal Association (KRA), this illegal trade flourished for years with […]
The investigation has also revealed that most kidney donors came from Mountain, Northern and Rift regions, with people having names with Mt. Kenya backgrounds being the most frequent donors.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has formally taken over the probe into the alleged human organ trafficking at Mediheal Hospital. In a statement on Tuesday, the DCI said its Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) will lead the investigation to harmonize reports from different police stations across the North Rift region. While the number of […]
Mediheal organs trafficking is no longer a whispered concern—it’s a full-blown national scandal. What was once a celebrated name in transplant care has now become the focus of one of the most damning allegations in Kenya’s medical history. A government-sanctioned investigation has uncovered deeply suspicious patterns in kidney transplant procedures at Mediheal Hospital, casting a […]
