A viral social media post claiming that the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is recruiting 200 volunteers to be deliberately infected with malaria in exchange for Ksh 48,000 has resurfaced online, attracting widespread attention. According to the post, volunteers would spend 24 days in the hospital on a daily remuneration of Ksh 2,000 for the
City lawyer Danstan Omari has written to the government demanding a retraction of findings made by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in a controversial case involving a woman who claims she was healed of HIV after following prayers led by David Owuor. In a demand letter dated May 6, 2026, Omari, acting on behalf
The Kenyan government has moved to clarify concerns surrounding the recently signed health cooperation framework with the United States, insisting that neither personal medical records nor identifiable specimens will be handed over to American agencies. Medical Services Principal Secretary Dr. Ouma Oluga said fears circulating among the public were misplaced and emphasized that strict safeguards