A prominent Kenyan doctor who was an anti-vaccine campaigner and conspiracy theorist, has died from the Covid-19 disease.
Dr Stephen Karanja who took a controversial stand against covid-19 vaccination and said it was unnecessary to vaccinate Kenyans against Covid-19, argued for steam inhalation and a cocktail of drugs, including hydroxychloroquine and zinc.
He also spread conspiracy theories, involving Bill Gates and population control.
Dr Karanja died on Thursday in the high dependency unit of a private hospital in the capital Nairobi.
Before his death, Dr Karanja was the chair of the Catholic Doctors Association. His colleagues described him “as a true medical soldier”.
More than 800,000 Kenyans have now been vaccinated, with no severe side effects being reported.
