Kenya On The Spot Over Global Organs Trafficking Ring
An investigative documentary by DW has revealed an international organ trafficking network with operations based in Eldoret, Kenya.
Mediheal Hospital is implicated in this network, where kidneys are reportedly sold to patients for €200,000 while donors receive €4,000.
According to DW, young men desperate for income are drawn into the trade, misled by brokers, and left with lasting health issues. A former hospital employee confirmed widespread document falsification and manipulation of vulnerable donors.
A victim, Amon Kipruto Mely was introduced to a middleman who organised transport to Mediheal Hospital in the city of Eldoret. There, according to the report, Amon says he was received by Indian doctors who handed him documents in English, a language he didn’t understand.
He was not informed of any health risks, he said. “They did not explain anything to me. The one who had taken me pointed at people around us and said: Look, they all donated, and they are even going back to work.”
DW also spoke to four young men in Oyugis, in Homa Bay County who say they sold their kidneys for as little as $2,000. They recounted how, after their surgery at Mediheal Hospital in Eldoret, brokers asked them to recruit new donors for a $400 commission each.
Ever since the switch from Somali recipients to Israelis and Germans, business has been booming, with each recipient paying up to $200,000 for a kidney
Allegations suggest that this organized crime might be protected by influential figures, although specific names or official connections have not been confirmed in these reports.
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