Victims From Mediheal Organ Trafficking Narrate Suspicious Surveillance
A number of suspected organ trafficking victims in Eldoret have come forward to claim that their lives are in danger as a result of their recent exposé of Mediheal Hospital.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, April 22, the victims stated that suspicious individuals had been following them since they spoke out against the institution.
According to one of the victims, he was recently compelled to jump over a fence and hide in a thicket after witnessing a group of unknown persons following him.
The victims further alleged that, despite multiple attempts to report the incident to the nearest police station, security staff had yet to take action.
“After I exposed all these things, people have since been following me, and I feel so scared,” claimed an elderly woman whose son reportedly lost his kidney to the organ traffickers.
“I have been reporting, but no one wants to listen to my report. I saw the person approaching me while I was heading home from the shop.
“When I turned and spotted him, he pretended to be going back to the shop,” narrated another victim.
Their worries came just hours after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) announced the launch of an investigation into the alleged organ trafficking by Mediheal Group of Hospitals.
PROBE INTO ALLEGATIONS OF ORGAN TRAFFICKING AT MEDIHEAL HOSPITAL
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) April 22, 2025
The Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) of the DCI has taken over for investigation, the case where Mediheal Hospital is implicated in the trafficking of human organs harvested at its Fertility and Transplant…
According to the investigating agency, the DCI’s Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) was conducting the investigation.
Mediheal Hospital has been accused of trafficking human organs, which are extracted at the Fertility and Transplant Centre in Eldoret.
“Whereas several such cases have been reported at various police stations and DCI offices across the North Rift region, TOCU takes over to harmonise all reports and statements previously recorded,” the detectives noted.
DCI officers urged Kenyans, including victims with information about the incident, to register their statements with the Head of TOCU at DCI Headquarters on Kiambu Road.
The DCI officers’ investigation coincides with another investigation by the National Assembly’s Committee on Health.
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The committee announced that it would also investigate claims of organ harvesting and wrongdoing at Mediheal Hospital.
Health CS Aden Duale met victims of alleged kidney transplant malpractice at Mediheal Hospital, urging them to report to the DCI as investigations continue. The government has yet to commit to offering health support for the affected individuals. pic.twitter.com/7zgcQuN4dB
— Sauti TV (@SautiTVKE) April 17, 2025
The committee also announced on Tuesday at noon that it has launched an 80-day investigation into the claims.
The legislators argued that the charges raised substantial concerns about violations of professional ethics in kidney transplant procedures at the clinic.
Seme Member of Parliament, James Nyikal, who chairs the Committee, said the examination would focus on the overall regulation of organ transplants in the country.
Victims From Mediheal Organ Trafficking Narrate Suspicious Surveillance
