95 arrested, 48 premises closed in crack down to weed out fake pharmaceutical enterprises

Pharmacy Board shuts down 48 illegal medicine outlets, arrests 95 in major crackdown

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 22 — The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has arrested ninety-five individuals and closed forty-eight unlicensed medicine outlets during a week-long enforcement operation in Nairobi and Kajiado counties. The arrests and closures followed a surveillance exercise, which concluded on June 19, involving inspections of 155 pharmaceutical premises across several areas, including Kibra, Korogocho, Eastleigh, Dandora, Mathare, Embaka…

95 arrested, 48 premises closed in crack down to weed out fake pharmaceutical enterprises

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has arrested 95 fake pharmacists and shut down 48 premises, which were in operation without valid licenses. In a week-long surveillance exercise that concluded on 19th June, 2026, officers from the Board inspected 155 premises in the informal settlements within Nairobi region and the neighbouring county of Kajiado. Areas surveilled include Kibra, Korogosho, Eastleigh, Dandora, Mathare, Embakasi, Nairobi West …