Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is holding three medical doctors and their three workers on suspicion of running an abortion clinic after ten decomposing foetuses were recovered on Thursday. They were apprehended by Starehe DCI officers based at Pangani police station and taken to record statements with DCI. The two doctors were arrested alongside Christopher Mwangi, Erick Mwenda and Judith Anyanzwa on suspicion of carrying out abortions at the said facility. Detectives also recovered appliances suspected to be for use in conducting illegal abortions. The DCI detective attributed the rise of illegal abortions to the re-opening of schools where learners who got pregnant during the long closure of schools due to Covid-19 pandemic could be seeking to terminate pregnancies before resuming classes.

Source: Daily Nation October 16, 2020 09:56 UTC