Hefty fines and long jail terms await foreign doctors who will be found working in Kenya illegally, an agency has warned.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), through a notice on Tuesday, June 10, said the stiff penalties will also be meted out against entities and individuals found to have hired fake medics or those without licenses. KMPDC said that it is conducting inspections and audits, including the ongoing review of foreign medical practitioners, to enforce compliance.
This is especially after a court ordered a major hospital to pay a couple millions in damages after a botched medical procedure. It is believed that the procedure was conducted by a foreign doctor who had been discredited in his home country but got employment at a reputable medical facility in Kenya.
To any person practising as a medical or dental practitioner without being duly registered and licensed, KMPDC warned that upon conviction, they face a fine of up to Ksh5 million for an imprisonment of up to five years, or both.
