KMPDU Distances Itself From Quack Doctor Who Assaulted Patient

Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has put a hospital in Mombasa on the spot for breaking the medical code of conduct after one of its medical officers was accused of raping a patient.

The clinical officer was found in the dialysis section contrary to the rules by the medical regulatory bodies. The clinical officer was accused of allegedly raping a dialysis patient.

While distancing themselves from the clinical officer, KMPDU chairperson Doctor Abidan Mwachi clarified that the suspect was not a medical doctor but a clinical officer who lucked the qualifications to handle dialysis procedures.

Mwachi questioned the hospital’s responsibility of assuring patients of their safety.

“We want to affirm that the particular medic is indeed not a doctor but a clinical officer working in dialysis, and we are left to wonder what he was doing at a dialysis center,” Wachira alarmed.

Wachira went on to reveal that dialysis nurses and renal physicians are the only ones allowed in dialysis centers and not medical officers.

KMPDU has issued its apologies to the family of the victim. They have also called for justice and that the medical officer be brought to book.

According to a report by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution, the medical officer was accused of raping the dialysis patient on January 31, 2025.

Prosecuting Counsel Martin Mbote told a Mombasa Court that the suspect intentionally and unlawfully raped the patient at around 0500 hours at Pandya Hospital in Mombasa.

He was charged with an indecent act on the patient contrary to Section II(A) of the Sexual Offences Act, 2007.

Appearing before the court, the suspect pleaded not guilty to charges before Mombasa Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku and was released on a bond of Ksh500,000 with one surety of a similar amount.

The case will be heard on February 17.

Meanwhile, the Clinical Officers Council suspended the medical officer. The Council’s CEO, Ibrahim Wako, announced the immediate suspension of the officer’s practicing license pending investigations.

He revealed that the council was collaborating with law enforcement and will take disciplinary action following due process.

Reacting to the reports, the hospital offered counselling services to the patient and a physical examination by its gynecologists. The clinical officer and his fellow female colleague suspected of being accomplices were also suspended by the hospital.