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Kidneys For Sale: Kenya’s Transplant Tourism

International · Eldoret

Kidneys For Sale: Kenya’s Transplant Tourism

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I’ve been to Kenya to investigate the murky world of transplant tourism and a black market that preys on the poor. Wealthy tourists travel here from across the world to receive illegal, but life-saving kidney transplants. The donors receive less than £2000 for donating their organs. It’s clear these men are not the ones benefiting financially from the deal – so who is? And who exactly are these organs going to? Across the world, thousands of pat…Read Article

Kenya’s Hidden Organ Market: Where Poverty Meets Transplant Tourism - Commonwealth Union

Eldoret · Eldoret

Kenya’s Hidden Organ Market: Where Poverty Meets Transplant Tourism - Commonwealth Union

Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ In Kenya‘s peaceful western town of Eldoret, a dark undertow exists below the suave face of life-saving operations. Behind the gleaming hospital doors and whispered deals, a shadow economy has unraveled where kidneys are being sold by the poor and purchased by desperate wealthy people. A recent report from Kenya discusses the reality of transplant tourism and the illicit trade it fosters. In Kenya, organ trafficking…Read Article

Duale Oversees Destruction of 5.5 Tonnes of Harmful Tobacco Products at MTRH

E-Cigarettes · Eldoret

Duale Oversees Destruction of 5.5 Tonnes of Harmful Tobacco Products at MTRH

The products included shisha, gutkha and flavoured e-cigarettes.See the Story

The Curse of Kenya’s Long-Distance Runners

Marathoner Kelvin Kiptum was just arriving to the sport’s highest echelon when he died in a car crash in February 2024. As it turns out, his story is just one in a series that has befallen competitive runners from Kenya. For 1843, Jonathan W. Rosen reports from the training meccas of the Rift Valley region, painting a heartbreaking picture of an uphill course that all too often ends in tragedy.Somehow, though, the money was never enough. With a …Eldoret · Eldoret Read Article

Kapsabet Hawks stunned by debutants City Yankees in Eldoret Basketball League

Kapsabet Hawks basketball team, which returned to the men’s Eldoret Basketball League (EBL) with a bang, after a five-year absence, to top this year’s table standings, was trounced 65-75 by debutants City Yankees and relegated to third position, on the log. City Yankees, playing under the tutelage of Joseph Clinton, took to the court in […]Basketball · Eldoret Read Article

Uasin Gishu boy scout shines with impressive march at Madaraka Day parade: "Future soldier"

Suleiman Kemboi is the talk of the town after the Madaraka Day March he performed with a lot of enthusiasm impressed people in Uasin Gishu county.Parade · Eldoret Read Article

Bishop says murder of Kenyan priest will be “a seed for new life”

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The brutal killing of Kenyan priest Fr. Alois Cheruiyot Bett, pastor at the newly established St. Matthias Mulumba Tot parish in the Diocese of Eldoret, has sent shock waves in a region plagued by poverty [...]Eldoret · Eldoret Read Article

Kenyans moved as Eldoret mum with disability washes clothes with one hand: “Apate washing machine”

A video of an Eldoret woman with one hand washing clothes inspired many. The mother rose above challenges to show her strength leaving many in awe.Eldoret · Eldoret Read Article

MVP missing, Storm Troopers meltdown hands Calvary easy point

Eldoret Women’s Basketball League (EWBL) defending champions Storm Troopers were unable to raise a team to face opponents Calvary Ladies during a scheduled league game, due to a player exodus led by the team’s league MVP and overall three-time gold medallist, Sylvia Masese, earning their opponents a walkover. Calvary Ladies basketball team arrived at the […]Gold · Eldoret Read Article

Eldoret: MTRH makes history with first laparoscopic surgery on child

Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret performed its first laparoscopic surgery on a child, marking a major leap in safe, minimally invasive paediatric care.Eldoret · Eldoret Read Article

One suspect arrested as authorities seize counterfeit alcohol in Eldoret

A multi-agency team comprising officers from the National Police Service, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), and public health officials conducted a raid on a private residence in Moiben area in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.Health · Eldoret Read Article

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