Nandi Hills Member of Parliament Bernad Kitur now says his life is in danger after he exposed an international organ harvesting syndicate operating in Kenya.
Speaking on Thursday, June 5, while appearing before the National Assembly Health Committee, Kitur claimed that unknown individuals were trailing him.
The UDA MP noted that his vehicle was tracked and blocked on Wednesday night by a DCI vehicle in Eldoret.
"Yesterday at 11.30 pm, my vehicle around Brookside, which had some of my officers in there, was blocked. They tracked my vehicle around Eldoret, and they cornered me near Brookside. The vehicle was a DCI vehicle," Kitur revealed.
At the same time, Kitur told the committee that the organ harvesting syndicate in the North Rift region goes beyond the Mediheal Group of Hospitals.
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The Nandi Hills MP claimed that the syndicate spans multiple facilities and involves a complex web of actors, including medical practitioners, middlemen, and private clinics operating under the radar.
According to Kitur, the syndicate has been active for years, preying on vulnerable patients and exploiting regulatory loopholes.
“While Mediheal Group of Hospitals has remained at the centre of public scrutiny, new evidence suggests that it is part of a larger system in which several private health institutions, both licensed and unlicensed, may be complicit in illegal kidney transplants and unethical organ procurement practices,” Kitur told the committee.
He noted that the network preys on impoverished individuals in remote villages, luring them with false promises of high-paying medical opportunities or deceiving them into undergoing procedures under false pretenses.
Kitur cited the case of Emmanuel Kipkosgey, who was lured with promises of a better life and substantial financial compensation in exchange for his kidneys.
"Emmanuel Kipkosgey underwent an illegal kidney harvesting procedure. He was promised Ksh 1.2 million, but only received a deposit of Ksh 50,000 before the operation and Ksh 400,000 afterwards. The balance was never paid,” Kitur revealed.
He added, “Despite his deteriorating health condition, Kipkosgey continues to suffer without the full compensation he was promised.”
