Two Indians were on Monday deported after they were charged with two counts of illegal medical practice and being in Kenya illegally, local Business Daily reports.
The two, Atul Arora and Shyam Singh were arrested in Nairobi’s Parklands area following a two-year investigation into an illicit scheme that was said to be running with the backing of senior Health sector officials.
An investigation led by the Business Daily into a fraudulent scheme involving the recruitment and referral of Kenyan patients to India in exchange for kickbacks led to their arrest.
The two were in the morning arraigned at a Nairobi court before they were taken to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for the flight to Delhi, the report said.
The two are reported to have recruited more than 100 Kenyans in two years and are said to have operations in many countries, including Uganda, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.
They are known to pay local agents about Sh500, 000 for every patient sent to India.
The scheme mainly targets surgical patients suffering from non-communicable diseases including; cancer, liver and kidney-related diseases, heart diseases, as well as those in need of knee and hip replacement, dentistry, cosmetic and plastic surgery, this according to the report.
A Sh20, 000 (about $200) fine was imposed on each of the accused or a two month jail sentence coupled with immediate deportation to their home country.
