Medical board arrests quack doctors, closes hospitals in Kisumu

A joint Dentist Board Inspection Unit led by Chief executive officer Kenya medical practitioners and dentist board, Daniel Yumbya (In white Shirt) and Dr. Were Onyino (In Checked Shirt) shows how the badges should be displayed at Maseno Hospital. The Dentist Board team urged medical practitioners to wear badges in order to give patients easy time identifying them. PICTURE TAKEN ON 23-02-2016 BY PHILLIP ORWA

The medical board has arrested 15 quack doctors in Kisumu and Siaya counties.

The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board also closed down 26 hospitals for not meetings standards.