Xavier Kamanayo was arrested on January 17th when officials from the Ministry of Health, Rwanda Investigation Bureau and Muhanga District visited his house following a tip-off from neighbors who said he practices illegal medicine at his home with no certification.<\/p>\n
The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, Malick Kayumba, told IGIHE that the healer was arrested and handed over to Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) that is holding him on offenses of producing, selling illegal medical products and treating patients without a license. <\/p>\n
The 11 patients who were hospitalized at Kamanayo\u2019s house were asked to leave the healer\u2019s house and were advised to seek treatment at official health centers.<\/p>\n
The Spokesperson of Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Modeste Mbabazi said: \u201cWe are now holding him in Muhanga District. His file will soon be transferred to prosecution.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mbabazi said some patients kept going to the healer\u2019s house for treatment even when he is in custody.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people still want to go to his house for treatment. People should stop consulting traditional healers who are not certified and check with legally certified doctors,\u201d Mbabazi said noting that seeking treatment from uncertified traditional healers is like committing suicide because if someone gets complications there, it becomes very difficult to follow them up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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