Kenyan officials are cracking down on a disturbing black market where wealthy foreigners—often desperate for life-saving transplants—pay big money for kidneys, while impoverished locals are coerced or tricked into selling theirs. Despite raids and arrests, the underground trade persists, exposing a brutal imbalance of power and sparking debates over global medical ethics.

Editor’s Note: This isn’t just a crime story—it’s a stark example of how poverty and inequality fuel exploitation. The fact that this network keeps running, even after being exposed, shows how hard it is to stamp out these kinds of abuses when there’s huge demand (and money) involved. It forces us to ask: Who really pays the price for "medical tourism," and how far will people go when their survival is on the line?