The Kenyan Gyne Blogs

The Kenyan Gyne Blogs

POSITION PAPER ON THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND DENTISTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026

1. Executive Summary I do not support the Bill in its current form.Kenya Healthcare Professional Oversight Authority (KHPOA) should take up regulation of the proposed cadres. After all KHPOA has...

TO THE YOUNG MEDICAL INTERN: GO WHERE YOU ARE SENT

Many medical interns approach me seeking ways to change their internship posting. Often, this is the first time they are hearing of these places—let alone imagining living and working there. Let me...

THANK YOU, OTMAR KLOIBER – CANMA OWES YOU

I would have loved to be present at the 232nd World Medical Association (WMA) Council Session in Belgrade, if only to personally say a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Otmar Kloiber. Though I was not there...

Matching Doctors’ Tax Expenses with the Taxman’s Claim: The eTIMS Challenge

A colleague recently received a WhatsApp message from a sender named “SHURU.” Expecting something personal, he opened it—only to find a tax demand from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), complete with...

Doctor-Lawyers & Doctor-Mediators & Professional Indemnity will shape medico-legal practice in Kenya – Congratulations Dr. Johansen Oduor

Congratulations to Dr. Johansen Oduor on his admission as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya—a remarkable achievement, and even more so while serving as the Chief Government Pathologist. Dr. Oduor...

Integrity: The Best Protection Against Surveillance – Leadership lesson of the day

“I always feel like somebody’s watching me.” Have you ever had your phone suddenly go “ZZZ”, overheat, or behave strangely during a call? Sometimes you even hear faint voices in the background. Those...

Doctors Must Work to Become Better Doctors: A Message to the Cabinet Secretary for Health

In medicine—particularly in surgical disciplines—skill is not theoretical. It is built through practice, repetition, and exposure. A surgeon becomes better the more procedures they perform. Experience...

SHA REJECTIONS: HOW CLERICAL ERRORS ARE BEING MISLABELLED AS FRAUD AND UNDERMINING HEALTHCARE FINANCING IN KENYA A Real Case from Kigumo Sub-County Hospital

ELECTIVE CESAREAN SECTION AT KIGUMO SUBCOUNTY HOSPITAL A patient (ENG) was referred to the High Risk Clinic for consultant follow-up due to a previous Caesarean section scar, necessitating a planned...

Dr. IQBAL KHANDWALLA EXONERATED: A LESSON IN HEALTH SYSTEMS FAILURE — NOT INDIVIDUAL FAILURE

The official exoneration of Dr Iqbal Khandwalla, former Chief Executive Officer of Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital, brings closure to a deeply unfortunate episode in which a tragic...

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