Dr. John Muriithi, a licensed General Surgeon with a decade of post-internship clinical experience, has issued a detailed clarification regarding his statements made during Prophet David Owuor’s recent Nakuru Revival Crusade.
The surgeon addressed claims that several individuals reportedly cured of HIV/AIDS after being prayed for by the controversial preacher.
In a statement shared on social media, Dr. Muriithi outlined the rigorous medical criteria required to verify any claim of HIV remission.
He explained that patients must first be confirmed HIV-positive through standard testing, initiated on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), and monitored over time within Comprehensive Care Clinics (CCC), with documented serial CD4 counts and viral load results.
“When a patient presents claiming healing, the process does not begin with belief but with verification,” he wrote.
Dr. Muriithi emphasized that the initial step is reviewing the patient’s original records with the managing clinician, followed by repeat testing using recognized diagnostic protocols.
He cited the case of Millicent Awino from Siaya County as an example of this approach.
According to Dr. Muriithi, over 30 other individuals previously confirmed as HIV-positive have now remained persistently seronegative for several years, with ongoing follow-up and confirmatory testing.
“Such outcomes represent a significant and well-documented medical anomaly. Indeed, in this context, #ScienceBows,” he noted.
The surgeon welcomed a formal, structured investigation into these cases, calling for the involvement of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, and the Ministry of Health.
Dr. Muriithi concluded by reaffirming his commitment to ethics, evidence-based medicine, and patient welfare.
“I will always stand with the truth—without ill will, without prejudice, and without malice aforethought,” he stated, highlighting the delicate balance between faith claims and medical verification in Kenya’s ongoing public health discourse.