Kenya: Choose Private Practice or Public Service, CS Duale Warns Doctors

Nairobi — Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has warned doctors engaged in dual practice during official working hours that they risk deregistration starting January, as the government moves to curb what it describes as widespread fraud in public healthcare facilities.

Duale said the practice–where doctors employed in public hospitals refer patients to private facilities they own or work in during official hours–has become rampant, undermining service delivery in government institutions.