Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya Stories

Fraudulent hospitals back online: RUPHA exposes shocking SHA system failure
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 11, 2025

Recently, the SHA suspended 45 health facilities across multiple counties, declaring that they would not be entitled to any benefits under the Social...

Garissa launches massive blood drive to save lives, targets 3,000 residents
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 11, 2025

He also urged the business community to support the drive by contributing refreshments and stipends for health workers volunteering over the weekend.

CoG Health Committee Chair urges patients to report doctors sending them to private clinics for profit
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 10, 2025

Council of Governors (CoG) Health Committee Chair Muthomi Njuki said the trend is becoming widespread, with some doctors using public hospitals to bui...

MPs demand answers as Moi Teaching Hospital sinks into Sh1.8 billion salary debt, diversity row
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 09, 2025

During a session with the National Assembly’s Committee on Implementation in Eldoret on Tuesday, MTRH Chief Executive Officer Phillip Kirwa said the f...

MPs sound alarm over severe overcrowding at MTRH
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 09, 2025

Hospital management explained that the facility receives referrals from at least eight counties, including Uasin Gishu, Kakamega, Baringo, Trans Nzoia...

Court orders Mbagathi Hospital to resume treating inmates amid payment dispute
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 09, 2025

The ruling on Monday, September 8, comes after inmates faced the risk of being denied essential health services due to unpaid bills.

Nyeri Referral Hospital appeals to MPs to recover Sh16 million lost in erroneous SHA transfer
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 06, 2025

Medical Superintendent Dr Benson Muchiri said that between February and May this year, the hospital submitted claims worth Sh56,121,150. However, inst...

Hospitals warn of collapse as Sh76 billion in health claims remain unpaid
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 05, 2025

The association described SHA’s financing model as unsustainable, noting that the authority collects about Sh5.4 billion monthly but generates claims...

Kituo Cha Sheria moves to court over suspension of inmates’ medical services
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 03, 2025

Kituo Cha Sheria now wants the court to issue interim orders compelling both the Ministry of Health and Mbagathi Hospital to resume admitting and trea...

State House drains Sh3.6 billion in 42 days, raising alarm over reckless spending
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 03, 2025

The report shows the Treasury made three approvals totalling Sh3.6 billion to cover domestic travel, hospitality supplies, fuel, and vehicle maintenan...

Was the ‘double tap’ attack on Gaza’s Nasser hospital a war crime? Here’s what the laws of war say
The Conversation  |  Sep 01, 2025

Whether or not charges specifically relating to the attacks on Nasser Hospital are ever brought, it’s an opportunity to examine how international law...

Auditor General flags Sh678 million losses at KNH from NHIF, Linda Mama contracts
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 01, 2025

In her report for the financial year ending June 2024, Gathungu said the hospital was forced to continue bearing deficits as reimbursements under both...

Private hospitals warn of collapse, propose liability forms for patients as SHA debts hit Sh33 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 31, 2025

Under the plan, private hospitals will notify patients, their guardians or agents when payments remain outstanding beyond contractual timelines.

Governor Mohamed warns delayed SHA funds could cripple services at Mandera Referral Hospital
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 30, 2025

The governor revealed that the facility has so far received only Sh734,000, a shortfall that has severely crippled service delivery.

MPs hear harrowing testimonies of kidney trafficking in Uasin Gishu
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 30, 2025

The revelations came on the second day of the committee’s fact-finding mission. Members met the victims in an in-camera session meant to protect them...

KMPDC shuts 544 health facilities, cancels 454 licenses over non-compliance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 30, 2025

In a statement, the regulator said the closures were carried out in line with Section 15 (11) and Section 22 (5) of the law.

Court bars DCI from summoning Nairobi Hospital officials amid leadership wrangles
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 29, 2025

The association had raised concerns that the DCI was summoning officials and witnesses over matters already pending before the court.

MPs launch probe into kidney transplants on foreign nationals in Eldoret hospitals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 29, 2025

The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Health demanded full disclosure of all transplants, including names, nationality, and contacts of re...

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...

Hunger and disease in Gaza will only worsen from ‘man-made’ famine: WHO
UN News  |  Aug 28, 2025

Across the Gaza Strip today, the WHO said that more than half a million people are trapped in famine, with destruction to food and health services, an...

Killing of journalists in Gaza hospital attack ‘should shock the world’: UN rights office
UN News  |  Aug 27, 2025

The OHCHR spokesperson told journalists in Geneva that Israeli authorities had carried out investigations in the past, as the occupying power.

Kembi Gitura resigns as KU hospital board chair, says he "won’t live a lie" under Ruto’s administration
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 26, 2025

He said many of his supporters questioned why he accepted the appointment despite being a fierce critic of UDA during the 2022 elections.

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...

President Ruto bestows Prince Rahim Aga Khan V 'Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart'
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 26, 2025

Prince Rahim received the CGH award on Tuesday during a ceremony at State House, Nairobi. The honour is usually reserved for sitting heads of state or...

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...

Kenya becomes second African nation to conduct rare heart procedure
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

The procedure was conducted on a 68-year-old man who had suffered a heart attack three weeks earlier.

MCAs raise alarm over Isiolo Hospital services despite Sh27 million KEMSA delivery
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

Cherab MCA Halima Abgudo pointed out that key services such as the mortuary, dialysis units, and ambulances are poorly managed, while immunisation and...

Audit reveals 80 hospitals, including KUTRRH and Mama Lucy, lack title deeds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 22, 2025

The audit further shows that 36 other hospitals had various idle assets, including medical equipment, motor vehicles and unserviceable property that w...

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