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An investigative feature by BBC Africa dubbed Rehab Nightmare: Drugs, Chains and Canes, was aired on Monday evening and viewers were shocked to learn of the torture that takes place in some rehab centres in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
The feature focused on Islamic rehab centres that offer help to drug addicts and mental patients but reporter Jamal Osman found out that some of the patients were thoroughly beaten as part of their rehabilitation process.
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