DCI probe into disputed HIV report ends after complainant withdraws case

Lawyer Danstan Omari representing Peter Oyan said the complaint, filed following media publications on February 8, 2026, prompted a criminal investigation into claims that questioned his HIV treatment history and testimony that he had later tested HIV-negative after attending a religious gathering.

Speaking at a press briefing on Sunday, the legal team said the complaint sought to establish the accuracy of Oyan's documented medical history and protect his reputation from what they described as false and malicious reporting.

According to the lawyers, the DCI opened investigations to establish whether Oyan had previously been diagnosed with HIV, whether he had been enrolled in the government's HIV treatment programme, received antiretroviral therapy (ARVs), and whether subsequent medical tests confirmed he was HIV-negative.

The lawyers said investigators obtained court orders through Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. E009 of 2026 before the Chief Magistrate's Court in Rumuruti, authorizing access to Oyan's medical records, including the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Register maintained at Rumuruti Sub-County Hospital.

According to the legal team, records supplied to investigators showed that Oyan was enrolled into HIV care on May 3, 2012, under the Ministry of Health programme at WHO Clinical Stage III and was commenced on ARV treatment in line with government treatment protocols.

They said the records contradicted media reports that had claimed Oyan's name did not appear in the hospital's ART register.

The lawyers further stated that investigators established Oyan remained on treatment for about two years before later undergoing fresh HIV testing.

According to the legal team, the DCI also obtained court orders authorizing fresh tests at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), where Oyan, his wife and daughter were tested. They said the results indicated that all three tested HIV-negative.

The investigation also included statements from healthcare workers, HIV support group members and the clinician who is said to have diagnosed Oyan in 2012.

According to the lawyers, the healthcare worker confirmed that Oyan had initially tested HIV-positive before later returning for another test after attending a religious meeting in Eldoret in April 2014 led by Prophet David Owuor. They said the clinician confirmed Oyan tested HIV-negative during the follow-up examination.

The legal team maintained that the investigations found Oyan's earlier HIV diagnosis and treatment history to be supported by official government medical records and that the subsequent HIV-negative test results obtained during the investigation were not disputed.

Following completion of the investigations, the DCI forwarded the case file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) for review and consideration of appropriate action.

However, before any prosecution decision was made, Oyan informed the ODPP that he no longer wished to pursue the complaint..

They said the ODPP accepted the request to withdraw the complaint, bringing the matter to a close.