Why Government is encouraging rise in fake doctors

Evident shortage of doctors in the country, against the rising demand for health care, makes the medical profession more attractive to unqualified people reaping-off unsuspecting patients. According to Deloitte-'2016 economic outlook report' Kenya only has 1 doctor for every 10,000 patients, a number way below the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of 10 for every 10,000 patients.

Besides the shortage, there is also a sharp decline in number of medical doctors willing to serve in outside Nairobi. Fifty percent of practicing doctors are said to be concentrated in Nairobi alone, a city that is coincidentally the epicenter of quack doctors in the country. Kenya universities churn out some 365 doctor graduates every year, each having spent Kshs 5.7 million, according to Dredger a Kenyan data journalism site. Lack of government commitment to hire or even give a decent stipend to the doctors has seen army of doctors depart making Kenya top six countries in Africa in exporting doctors.