The Health Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale, has suspended two officers at the Ministry of Health following organ trafficking allegations at an Eldoret-based private hospital.
In a statement on Thursday, April 17, Duale confirmed the suspension of Maurice Wakwabubi, the acting Head of Kenya Blood Transfusion and Transplant Services (KBTTS), and Everlyne Chege, who chaired the Ministry's multidisciplinary team, which was deployed in December 2023 to investigate the facility.
Following the suspension of Wakwabubi, Duale has in turn appointed Martin Sirengo, who is the Senior Deputy Director of Medical Services, as the new acting KBTTS head.
Duale said that the dismissal of the two officials was a step to erase any conflict of interest in the ongoing probe of the hospital.
