KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah during a public hearing on the Medical Practitioners and Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2026. [Courtesy]
Health sector stakeholders have clashed over a Sh5 million fine and five-year jail term proposed for detaining patients or bodies over unpaid bills.
The disagreement emerged during a public hearing on the Medical Practitioners and Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2026, held by the National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Health chaired by Seme MP Dr James Nyikal.
The Bill, sponsored by Nyeri Town MP Duncan Mathenge, seeks to regulate community oral health officers, dental technologists and optometrists.
It also provides for the registration of foreign practitioners residing in Kenya and targets the fraudulent acquisition of licences by healthcare workers.
