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Mugo wa Wairimu type: Rogue medics who prey on female patients behind closed doors

In 2015, Mugo Wairimu sent shock waves after video clips emerged of him sedating female patients before sleeping with them in his clinic in Kiambu (Photo: Courtesy)

The rape of a dialysis patient in Mombasa County by a renal doctor at Pandya Memorial Hospital has brought back the horrific memories of Mugo Wa Wairimu, a self-proclaimed doctor jailed for 29 years for sedating and raping his female patients.

In 2015, Wairimu sent shock waves after video clips emerged of him sedating female patients before sleeping with them in his clinic in Kiambu.

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