Police launch probe into suspected abortion den within Kasarani

Police in Starehe Sub-County in Nairobi are investigating circumstances under which two women were rescued in a house believed to be abortion den on Monday evening.

According to police reports, police officers from Drive Inn station and area Chief were responding to distress call and when they arrived at the said location, they found two women in the abode that looked like medical facility.

There in, it is stated that the two women were in pain and bleeding profusely from their reproductive organs and during the search in the house, the officers found abandoned infant believed to be two-day old in one of the rooms.

It is stated that the two women were rushed to MSF hospital for medical attention while the infant was taken to Mama Margaret Uhuru Hospital in Kariobangi for medical care.

Several tools including suspected medical tools and equipment believed to have been used in the commission of the offence were recovered in the house.

Two suspects, Simon Ogali and Lawrence Obwoge were arrested and escorted to Ruaraka police station.

A senior officer at Nairobi North Sub-region told The Standard that they are investigating if the two had been running illegal business posing as medics citing that they were endangering lives of unsuspecting customers.

"This is a serious case and the investigations include to establish if the two are trained doctors and why they were keeping two women in pain and bleeding" the officer said

"From there proper charges will be preferred on them as soon as possible, the report came from members of the public who suspected that there were illegal activities in the house," he added.