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DCI detectives launch a manhunt for "quack" doctors in Nairobi after a botched dental surgery at an illegal Kawangware clinic nearly kills a patient, sparking a city-wide crackdown.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a high-stakes crackdown on illegal medical facilities in Nairobi following a botched procedure that left a patient fighting for their life and exposed the rotting underbelly of the city’s healthcare system.
The trigger was a horrific incident at "Life Clinic" in Kawangware, a facility operating in the shadows without a license. A routine dental procedure went catastrophically wrong, necessitating the emergency evacuation of the patient to Kenyatta National Hospital. The incident has ripped the veil off a proliferation of backstreet clinics run by "quacks" who prey on the desperation of the poor.
Detectives, acting on intelligence, raided the facility only to find the proprietor had vanished, leaving behind a trail of rusty equipment and expired drugs. "This was not a clinic; it was a death trap," remarked a lead investigator. The DCI has now formed a special unit to hunt down these merchants of death, with Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale promising a "scorched earth" policy against unregistered practitioners.
The government’s response is aggressive. Beyond the arrests, the Ministry of Health plans to zone all medical outlets and enforce digital licensing that patients can verify via mobile phone. For the victim recovering at KNH, the intervention came just in time. For countless others who have silently suffered at the hands of impostors, justice remains elusive.
"We are coming for you," Duale warned the syndicates. "You cannot trade in the lives of Kenyans and expect to sleep soundly." The operation continues, with more raids expected in Eastlands and Kayole in the coming days.
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