The controversy erupted after several licensed doctors appeared at a religious crusade in Nakuru, claiming that patients had been miraculously cured of terminal illnesses including HIV/AIDS and cancer.
These testimonies prompted the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) to launch a probe, warning that doctors who support unverified faith-based healings risk immediate license revocation for professional misconduct.
In her defense of the embattled medics, Pastor Dorcas emphasized her dual identity as a religious leader and a believer in divine intervention.
She argued that it is unjust to force medical professionals to “prove” spiritual healings under the threat of losing their livelihoods, noting that faith and science can coexist without legal persecution.
“I am a pastor, and I believe God heals,” she stated, reflecting on her own experiences of praying for the sick and witnessing what she believes to be successful recoveries that defy conventional medical explanation.
The standoff has drawn high-level government attention, with Defense CS Aden Duale reportedly ordering a specialized investigation into the specific doctors who appeared on the Prophet’s platform.
The state’s concern centers on public health safety, as the KMPDC fears that such endorsements could lead vulnerable patients to abandon life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) therapy or chemotherapy in favor of “miracle” cures.
This tension highlights a deepening rift between Kenya’s stringent medical regulatory framework and the influential role of charismatic religious movements in the country’s healthcare choices.
Prophet Owuor, through his legal and media representatives, has maintained that the healings are genuine and that the doctors involved were simply fulfilling their professional duty by documenting “the impossible.”
He claims that medical practitioners have increasingly been referring incurable cases to his ministry as a final hope. However, the medical council remains firm, asserting that any practitioner who uses their professional title to validate unscientific claims without peer-reviewed evidence violates the Code of Professional Conduct and Discipline.
As the investigation enters a critical phase in early 2026, the case of the “healing doctors” has become a landmark struggle for the soul of Kenyan medicine.
While Pastor Dorcas advocates for the protection of the doctors’ right to express their faith, the regulatory bodies insist that the sanctity of medical licensing must be guarded against “spiritual sensationalism.”
The outcome of this probe will likely set a new legal precedent regarding the boundaries of faith-based testimony for government-licensed health professionals in East Africa.
By Newshub