Many of these donors, investigators say, were not even from Kenya. A striking number were young Azeri men, systematically recruited to supply kidneys to Israeli recipients, none of whom donated organs themselves.
In July 2023, a letter from halfway across the globe sparked a scandal that ripped open the carefully guarded secrets of a respected hospital in Eldoret. Israeli authorities had noticed something odd—patients returning from Kenya after kidney transplants couldn’t explain where their donors came from. The relationships seemed fake, the surgeries suspicious, and the trail […]
Investigations reveal exploitation of vulnerable donors, endangering their health and damaging Kenya’s medical reputation. Such practices undermine trust in voluntary organ donation, fostering a dangerous black market.
