Fake Clinics Busted in Nairobi as Govt Launches Crackdown
There have been widespread reports of botched medical procedures in the city, allegedly carried out by uncertified doctors...
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) have initiated a crackdown on unlicensed health facilities in Nairobi, leading to arrests and investigations into malpractice.
- Two suspects were arrested in Kawangware, Dagoretti, for operating an unlicensed medical centre.
- The crackdown follows a recent case where Amos Isoka, from Kawangware, died after an alleged botched dental procedure at an unlicensed clinic.
- KMPDC is also investigating a private hospital in Umoja II estate after an eight-month-old baby reportedly lost a finger during a routine medical procedure.
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