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SHA under fire: How Kenya’s health insurance reform is repeating NHIF’s mistakes
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 28, 2025

Major public hospitals are shutting down key services or barely staying afloat, while millions of Kenyans are left without reliable access to care. Wh...

SHA suspends 45 health facilities amid crackdown on fraudulent claims
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 26, 2025

The suspended facilities are spread across 17 counties, with Mandera bearing the highest number at nine.

PS Oluga warns of health facilities faking staff, equipment to obtain licenses
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 26, 2025

Dr Oluga noted that some facility operators manipulate the system by temporarily presenting qualified personnel and equipment during inspections to se...

Maraga calls for EACC probe SHA over ghost hospitals scandal
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 26, 2025

His remarks follow mounting public outcry over revelations that billions of shillings may have been siphoned off to non-existent facilities, while man...

RUPHA raises alarm as ghost hospitals siphon millions of shillings in SHA claims
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Aug 24, 2025

Investigations have linked the scheme to Nicholas, a former claims officer at a leading hospital in Kisii, and Oyaro, an anaesthetist from Homa Bay. T...

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