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.
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 […]
President William Ruto has suspended Dr. Swarup Mishra as the chairperson of the Kenya BioVax Institute, effective immediately. In a statement released on Friday, Ruto clarified that the suspension will remain in place until the completion of an investigation into allegations of unlawful kidney transplant procedures conducted at a hospital he founded.o said the suspension […]
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has ordered the immediate suspension of all kidney transplant services at the Mediheal Group of Hospitals, citing ethical breaches and malpractice at the facility. The decision comes after a thorough investigation revealed concerning practices in the hospital’s transplant procedures. “Effective immediately, all transplant services, particularly kidney transplant services, at Mediheal […]
Mediheal Organ Trafficking Scandal – In a shocking revelation, a whistleblower has exposed a high-level cover-up by Kenya’s Ministry of Health in a report probing alleged illegal kidney transplants at the Eldoret-based Mediheal Hospital. At the heart of this scandal lies Dr. S. R. Mishra, a politician and the owner of Mediheal Group of Hospitals, […]
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