A fake doctor has been arrested for allegedly scamming patients by operating a non-registered medical clinic in Kayole.
A group of detectives and officials from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) apprehended James Waweru Njenga, 45, at his facility, Axis Medical Clinic & Lab Services, situated in Kayole Phase 1, following a complaint from one of his patients.
According to a statement released by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday, the patient filed a police complaint after being misdiagnosed with a liver condition and spending more than Ksh.60,000 on lab tests last month.
“In the filed complaint, the 31-year-old male victim indicated that between March 1 and March 27, 2024, Waweru charged him over Ksh.60,000 for sample tests allegedly at laboratories in some of the country's renowned medical facilities, before ‘diagnosing’ him with a liver disorder,” stated the DCI.
The investigation agency stated that following the bogus liver problem diagnosis, the imposter proceeded to prescribe various medicines, but the patient noted that his health appeared to be deteriorating.
The patient subsequently sought the advice of another doctor at Nairobi West Hospital, where lab testing came back negative for the disease.
"Launching investigations, detectives uncovered that the medical reports issued to the patient by the quack purporting to be lab results from German Medical Centre, Jubaland Imaging Centre and Mater Hospital were all fake and falsified," the Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) stated.
PPB further determined that the suspect lacked evidence of registration as a medical officer and a business registration certificate.
The suspect is now arrested at the Kamukunji Police Station, pending trial.
