DCI Arrests Two for Running Unlicensed Clinic in Kawangware

A photo collage of 2 suspects arrested over operating an unlicensed medical facility.

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), working alongside officers from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), have launched a crackdown on illegally operating health facilities in Nairobi and surrounding areas.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, January 28, the DCI confirmed the arrest of two suspects accused of running an unlicensed medical facility in Kawangware’s Congo area.

The suspects were identified as Olima Bramwel Douglas, the proprietor of Dowamed Medicare Centre, and his alleged accomplice, Francisca Otieno Omondi. Investigators said the facility was operating without a valid licence, while Omondi was practising in an unlicensed establishment.

“The two, Olima Bramwel Douglas, the owner of Dowamed Medicare Centre, and his accomplice, Francisca Otieno Omondi, were arrested in the Congo area for operating a medical facility without a valid licence and practising in an unlicensed health institution,” the DCI said.

The suspects remain in custody as police process them ahead of arraignment. They are expected to be charged with operating an unlicensed health institution, offences punishable under Sections 15(1) and 22(5) of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act, Cap 253.

The DCI said the operation is part of a wider effort, in collaboration with the KMPDC, to dismantle illegal health facilities across the country and protect the public from unqualified practitioners.

“In collaboration with the KMPDC, the DCI remains committed to protecting the public through sustained nationwide crackdowns on unlicensed health facilities,” the agency said.

The arrests come days after the death of Amos Isoka, who developed severe complications following a botched tooth extraction allegedly carried out by an unlicensed dentist in Kawangware.

Isoka died on Wednesday, January 15, while receiving treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital after spending more than two weeks in critical condition.

Doctors said he suffered extensive swelling of the neck, tongue and chest, which led to fatal breathing complications.

According to his wife, Vivian Nekesa, Isoka had undergone two surgeries and was scheduled for another major chest operation before his condition deteriorated overnight.

“The doctor told me his heartbeat worsened during the night and later stopped. They tried to help him breathe, but it did not work,” she said.