A 'fake doctor' was arrested at Nakuru Level 5 hospital while administering treatment to unwary patients on Monday.
George Mburu, 33, had reportedly been operating at the hospital for the past one week.
For the period, Mburu was using the name Generis Njuguna to swindle the public.
Joseph Kiprotich, a clinical officer at the level five hospital, said that they received complaints from other doctors over the 'unidentified medic'.
'Dr' George Mburu is no listed in the Star Health portal for registered doctors.
Kiprotich said after investigations, they arrested the man in the morning as he was 'reporting to work'.
He said Mbugua, who was found with only a national Identification card in his wallet, was fully dressed as a doctor and had a stethoscope hanging around his neck.
Kiprotich said that the fake doctor claimed to be attending to the outpatients only.
The hospital, he said, was trying to establish how many patients the man might have attended to or prescribed any medications.
The clinical officer added that this was the third case where a man was pretending to be a doctor at the hospital.
However, Mbugua defended himself saying he was only acting on voluntary basis further denying that he was extorting money.
He said he has been doing the same while he was at Kitale district hospital where he resides.
“I have been doing the same in a hospital in Kitale because it was just voluntarily and I thought I could do the same,” he said.
Mbugua said he had been a medical student of Tracom Collage in Nakuru town.
The college, when contacted by the Star, said Mbugua only had attained diploma in community health and had ceased to be their student at least one year ago.
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