FIDA-Kenya:Kenyan doctor accused of raping a dialysis female patient
Mombasa, 3rd February 2025 – Shocking report of a Mombasa-based Pandya Memorial Hospital doctor repeatedly raping a dialysis female patient has emerged. According to a statement by Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya, the renal doctor took advantage of the early morning dialysis sessions to “sexually harass the survivor through unconsented sexual conversation, groping, and finally raping over a period.” The inhuman acts allegedly happened from late 2024 to early 2025. Below is the full statement from Fida-Kenya:
STATEMENT: FIDA-Kenya Condemns Rape of a Female Dialysis Patient by Doctor at Pandya Memorial Hospital, Mombasa
We, the Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya), strongly condemn the heinous sexual assault of a female dialysis patient by a renal doctor at Pandya Memorial Hospital in Mombasa. According to the survivor’s statement to the police, which the hospital has not denied, the doctor took advantage of the early morning dialysis sessions to sexually harass the survivor through unconsented sexual conversation, groping, and finally raping over a period despite the survivor reporting the doctor to the management.
The inhuman acts happened from late 2024 to this year. This egregious act violates medical ethics, criminal law, and the fundamental rights of patients to safety and dignity.
Pandya Hospital Doctor repeatedly raped dialysis patient despite case being reported to management
FIDA-Kenya is disturbed that senior Pandya Memorial Hospital staff repeatedly ignored the survivor’s reports of the doctor’s conduct. Their failure to intervene not only enabled the crime to continue but also showed the hospital’s systemic failure to protect patients from sexual violence. They aided this crime through their indifference and inaction.
What Kenya doctor who raped dialysis patient is accused of:
The sexual assault of a dialysis patient while undergoing the actual dialysis process warrants the maximum penalty under the following laws:
1. Section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act of 2006 on rape which carries a minimum sentence of ten years, extendable to life imprisonment.
2. Cap 63, the Penal Code which allows the hospital management to be charged with neglect of duty and complicity in the crime.
3. The Health Act of 2017 and Cap. 253, the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act which allows regulatory action and revocation of licenses of health facilities that fail to ensure patient safety.
4. Cap. 257, the Nurses Act which provides disciplinary measures against the nurses for professional misconduct.
Kenyan doctor rapes dialysis female patient: What Fida-Kenya wants
FIDA-Kenya demands as follows:
1. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in Mombasa must immediately arrest and charge the accused doctor. The DCI and ODPP must also investigate and charge the specific staff members who knew about the sexual assault and took no action. FIDA-Kenya will actively monitor this case and protect the survivor to ensure that she gets justice.
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2. The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) and the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) must suspend the licenses of all those involved until complete investigations are concluded. If found guilty, we demand that KMPDC and NCK respectively deregister the doctor and the nurses involved.
In addition, FIDA-Kenya will file a civil lawsuit against Pandya Memorial Hospital Mombasa and seek compensation for the survivor for gross negligence and failure to protect her. Within the next five days, FIDA-Kenya will write to the Health Department in Mombasa, KMPDC, NCK, and the Ministry of Health with specific practice and policy demands to proactively protect all patients from different forms of abuse.
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FIDA-Kenya abhors all forms of gender-based violence and will always stand for the victims of such acts. We will hold every institution, including health facilities, accountable for any gender-based violence that occurs within their jurisdictions.
What happened at Pandya Memorial Hospital must never happen. We remain committed to pursuing justice for the survivor, holding all responsible parties accountable, and advocating for stronger safeguards to prevent such egregious violations in the future.
