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Nairobi, Kenya: Controversial 'doctor' Mugo wa Wairimu was Friday morning charged with rape and 11 other counts including operating a clinic illegally.
The court denied Mugo bail and directed that he be remanded in Kamiti until Monday 5.
The court had earlier, allowed the police to continue holding Mugo after the prosecution sought for more time to allow them assess the scene of crime and obtain records from various government agencies.
Mugo was arrested at Gitungo Hotel in Limuru after a video, recorded using a hidden camera, was broadcast on TV causing outrage from the public and civil society that called for his arrest.
The video clip showed a woman on a doctor’s examination table and a man undressing before climbing onto the table and raping the sedated female patient. According to the media report, the video was taken at the Prestige Health Care clinic in Githurai 44, which is operated by Mugo.
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