Duale warns Mishra of deportation amid organ harvesting probe
By Kenneth Mwenda, August 1, 2025Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has threatened to revoke the citizenship of Swarup Mishra and shut down his Mediheal Group of Hospitals over serious organ trafficking claims that have rocked the country.
Speaking passionately during a public event on August 1, 2025, Duale accused Mishra, a former Kesses MP and chairman of Mediheal, of running a sophisticated network involved in the harvesting and sale of human organs.
“And I want our security team, where is our county commissioner? Yeah, you have a good team. But tell them they cannot be compromised by Mishra. Yeah. The matter of organ harvesting is a very serious thing, both Kenya and internationally.”
“We have evidence. Some of them were paid, some have disappeared,” Duale said. “You cannot come to our country 20 years ago with a bag, make money, sell our organs, become a member of parliament, and then develop a culture of impunity.”
Parliament urged to act
Duale further urged lawmakers, including Senator Mandago, to summon him and the investigation task force to present the findings in full.
“I have delivered that report to parliament, both houses, Senate and the National Assembly. And Senator Mandago, you must invite me and you might invite the committee that did the investigation. Our children, because of their social status, they were abused. They were given little money. Foreigners used NHIF. I’m reading the report. They used NHIF money to treat foreigners.”
“If it means revoking your citizenship, because your citizenship is not by birth, we will do so. We will close your hospitals and deport you under the Citizenship and Immigration Act,” Duale warned.
However, in a tearful press conference held on July 29, 2025, in Nairobi, Mishra firmly denied the claims, calling them false and damaging.
“In the name of God, I am innocent,” he said. “If anyone has evidence of organ trafficking at Mediheal, let them come forward. We have only ever aimed to improve lives through quality and affordable healthcare.”
Mishra said the accusations had already led to the loss of over 2,300 jobs and urged the public not to vilify Mediheal, calling it “a hospital for Africa.”
A task force appointed by CS Duale had recommended investigations into Mediheal’s pricing structure, noting it charged up to Ksh2.3 million per kidney transplant, more than double the national average. The panel raised concerns about possible organ commercialisation and NHIF misuse.
Mishra’s lawyers, Katwa Kigen and Oiboo Morintat, decried the process as biased, claiming that the hospital had been unfairly targeted by what they described as a “fault-finding, not fact-finding” mission.