Three individuals have been charged for endangering hundreds of lives by operating an unlicensed Riverside Clinic in Kapsabet, Nandi County. Duncan Kipkosgei Bungei, Hillary Kiplagat, and Collins Kipkemboi appeared before Kapsabet Chief Magistrate Kibet Sambu, denying multiple charges, including forgery and practicing medicine without proper qualifications in an unlicensed facility.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) revealed that Kipkosgei forged medical prescription notes dated May 5, 2022, falsely representing them as legitimate prescriptions from Kapsabet County Referral Hospital.
These offences occurred between May 5, 2022, and January 25, 2024, at an unspecified location within Kenya. Kipkosgei also faced additional charges for forging prescription notes on September 10, 2022, July 19, 2022, and May 5, 2022. Additionally, the three accused failed to maintain proper entries in the poisons book, a legal requirement for recording medicines sold to patients at their clinic.
”Duncan Kipkosgei Bungei, Hillary Kiplagat, and Collins Kipkemboi on January 25, 2024, Riverview Pharmacy in Kapsabet Township within Nandi County, jointly failed to make entry of part 1 poison into the Poisons Book,” the charge sheet states.
Further, Kipkosgei and Kipkemboi together faced a charge of running Kapsabet Riverview Pharmacy as a Medical Clinic, a premise not registered and licensed as a health institution.
The court heard that three have been rendered medical services as clinical officers without a valid license.
“On January 25, 2024, at Kapsabet Riverview Pharmacy in Kapsabet Township within Nandi County, the accused persons jointly practiced medicine while not being licensed,” the state prosecutor told the court.
After denying the charges the three accused person urged the court to release them on lenient bond terms saying they will abide by all conditions set by the court.
The magistrate however granted each of the suspects a bond of Sh 100,00 or cash bail of Sh 50,000 each.
The case will be mentioned on June3, 2024.
