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Why desperate youth are selling kidneys in Eldoret

Dr Philip Cheptinga addresses Parliamentary Committee on Health led by Chairman James Nyikal (left) at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital during their tour to oversee cases involving kidney transplant in some public and private hospitals in Eldoret City, Uasin Gishu County on ThursdayAugust 29, 2025. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Top nephrologists have revealed that desperate Kenyan youth are approaching Level Four and Five hospitals in Eldoret seeking to sell their kidneys.

According to the medics, young people from counties in the Rift Valley, Western, and Nyanza regions have been flocking Eldoret-based hospitals since last year, following allegations of unethical organ donations in the city.

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