This archive report was first published on 31 August 2021.
On August 31, 2021, the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) revoked the license of Ruai Hospital in Nairobi and ordered its management to shut down the facility.
The decision was made after evidence showed that the hospital had contravened Covid-19 vaccination rules, including diverting vaccines meant for use at the facility to other unauthorized premises under unclear circumstances.
According to the council, the hospital had carried out vaccination exercises in an uncontrolled environment, where the quality and efficacy of vaccines could not be ascertained, thus endangering public safety.
As a result, the council questioned the safety of the facility and directed it to be shut down and all patients transferred. The hospital management was directed to contact the relatives of its patients for transfer within 48 hours.
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe had previously cautioned Kenyans against taking their jabs at unauthorized centers due to safety concerns, stating that there was a high chance that the facilities could be providing other substances and passing them off as Covid-19 vaccines.
