Inside the Dandora Slaughter House Where Women Sign Their Death Warrants

Caroline Mwatha

Activist Caroline Mwatha’s death once again revealed the rot in Kenya’s medical sector with claims of improper licensing procedures of medical facilities and practitioners rocking the air.

It has been revealed that a good number of sub-standard health centers continue operating in the country with this putting the lives of innocent Kenyans at a risk.

Post-mortem examination on the late Caroline Mwatha proved that she died from a botched abortion process at a Dandora clinic hence making the police swing into action in order to get all the perpatrators of this heinous act behind bars.

Wednesday saw the police camp at the Dandora clinic. Fresh paint had even been applied to conceal the identity of New Njiru Community Centre located off John Osogo road in Dandora Phase Four.

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Armed policemen were manning the gate and restricted access to the building. Government officials were also not granted entry to what has now been classified as an active crime scene.

Interviews with locals proved that the clinic had been operational for over ten years and is among the most established health facilities in the locality.

This is even as the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board (KMDPB) chief executive Daniel Yumbya maintained that the facility is not a registered health facility.

Locals also revealed that the facility, known for its 24-hour operations, was closed for the first time on Sunday evening. The next morning the facility had been newly painted and by Tuesday evening it was being visited by uniformed and plain-cloth police.

 

 

“They never close the facility as it operates even at night but on Sunday they closed it. When we woke up on Monday morning it had been painted blue,” said Mr Evans Omolo, a local.

Francis Makambi said that they had never known that the facility was operating illegally.

“What do you mean? That the facility has been operating illegally? Where was the board all these years?” posed Mr Makambi.

Ms Jane Muiruri said that it was unbelievable that the facility was operating without the nod of KMDPB yet it was the facility that she gave birth in. She said she assumed medics at the facility were all well trained.

“That is where I gave birth to my second born son. I have known that it was a certified clinic,” she said.

Well, the plot thickens.

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