The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has sounded a national alarm, throwing its full weight behind Health CS Aden Duale’s dramatic freeze on the licensing of foreign doctors a move that has sparked fierce debate and exposed the dark underbelly of Kenya’s healthcare system.
In a no-holds-barred press release on Sunday, KMPDU declared that the country’s healthcare had been hijacked by profit-hungry cartels, private hospital greed, and a chilling surge in organ trafficking linked to shadowy foreign recruitment.
“Kenyan lives are not for sale!” thundered Dr. Davji Atellah, KMPDU’s Secretary General. “We applaud the CS for slamming the brakes on this madness. Patient safety is not a playground for exploitation and corruption.”
Over 1,600 foreign doctors, many hired by top-tier private hospitals are now in the spotlight, as the union accuses employers of unethical hiring, underpaying foreign doctors, and running a parallel system that sidelines over 4,000 jobless Kenyan medics, some now forced to hawk clothes and timber to survive.
But it doesn’t stop at job loss.
In a shocking revelation, KMPDU linked some of these foreign recruitments to confirmed cases of illegal organ trafficking, warning that a sinister network may be operating under the nose of regulators.
“The sanctity of life is being auctioned,” said the union, calling the situation a betrayal of taxpayers and a violation of constitutional rights.
KMPDU is now demanding a full government audit of the recruitment process, public transparency on genuine staffing needs, and immediate job placement for qualified Kenyans.
The union also exposed alleged political interference and bribery at the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), claiming unqualified doctors have been fast-tracked into the system through backdoor deals.
“This is not just a medical crisis. It’s a national emergency,” Dr. Atellah warned, vowing that KMPDU will remain on high alert to protect Kenyans from what it described as a healthcare system “on the brink of moral collapse.”
With Duale’s licensing freeze now in effect, all eyes are on the Ministry of Health as Kenya confronts the ghosts haunting its hospital corridors and fights to reclaim the integrity of its healthcare system.
