Licenses of Four Kenyan-Born Nurses in the US Revoked Following FBI Probe
Licenses of Four Kenyan-Born Nurses in the USRevoked Following FBI Prob
Four Kenyan nurses working in the United States have had their licenses revoked after a probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) determined they lacked sufficient qualifications for licensure.
The Washington State Department of Health (WDH) invalidated the accreditations for Gabriel Ndung’u, Irene Waithera, Ruth Kamau, Elizabeth Nga’ng’a, and six others following the FBI findings.
The others Abera Yoseph, Antso Yangmotso, Okpalobi Shirley, Tecleab Amanuel, Igwe Ijeoma, and Mesele Yeshiwork.
The FBI opened an investigation after reports emerged in January that three nursing schools in South Florida issued sham credentials to over 7,600 students, which allowed them to take a national test, obtain licenses and become registered nurses.
The institutions are Siena College, Sacred Heart International Institute, and Palm Beach School of Nursing.
“In conjunction with ongoing investigations into the legitimacy of multiple Florida-based nursing schools, the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission (NCQAC) has taken non-disciplinary action to rescind the nursing (RN) license of the following individuals,” said WDH in a press release.
NCQAC similarly denied four applicants for RN licensure in Washington with academic qualifications from certain Florida-based nursing schools on the basis of failure to prove qualifications for licensure.
“The list of NCQAC actions to rescind licenses or deny applications associated with the Florida-based nursing schools investigation will be updated on a weekly basis, when such actions become final,” WDH added.
