Kenyan Hospital Threatens Legal Action Against German Media for Defamation
MGH has given the German company an ultimatum of seven days to immediately and unconditionally retract the defamatory materials referring to the alleged misconduct
A city lawyer has written a demand letter to a German media company Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) for the defamation material it published alleging kidney trafficking at Mediheal Group of Hospitals and dubious transplant of the organ.
Anangwe Conrad Maloba, Managing partner of Conrad Law Advocates who is acting on behalf of MGH has given the German company an ultimatum of seven days to immediately and unconditionally retract the defamatory materials referring to the misconduct of MGH.
He urges the company to file a formal public apology with equal prominence across all platforms where the original story appeared or was syndicated.
In the letter, dated April 16, 2025, he states that “an undertaking in writing that you shall not publish any further defamatory material concerning our client.”
The lawyer claims they will compensate for reputational damage, economic loss, and legal costs incurred as a result of your publication.
Further, they want full disclosure of the source materials, including interviews, notes, and correspondence relating to any mention of Mediheal Hospital.
The letter refers to the publication dated April 11, 2025, authored and disseminated by ZDF Frontal, Spiegel, and Deutsche Welle, under the inflammatory headline, “Kidney Surgery in Kenya: Dubious company arranges transplants.”
It states, “The article contains multiple baseless, reckless, and grossly defamatory statements that have caused – and continue to cause – irreparable harm to our client’s reputation, business, and professional standing both in Kenya and internationally.”
The lawyer asserts that the publication implicates Mediheal Hospital by suggestion and direct assertion portraying it as being involved in illegal organ trade, forged documentation, improper medical practices, and unethical dealings with foreign patients and donors.
Mediheal is a licensed and accredited medical institution, operating under the close supervision of Kenyan regulatory authorities, and adheres strictly to national and international guidelines on organ transplantation.
The letter indicated that Mediheal was established by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The hospital is regularly audited and maintains rigorous documentation and compliance protocols.
The lawyer states that “these statements are not only demonstrably false but represent a gross distortion of facts and a malicious attempt to scandalize our client without basis.”
If the company fails to comply with the demand within seven days, from the date hereof, the lawyer shall have no choice but to recommend their client to pursue all legal causes of action they have.
