The High Court has ordered Mbagathi Hospital to resume treating inmates referred by the Kenya Prisons Service (KFS), despite an ongoing dispute over Ksh12 million in unpaid medical bills. The ruling, issued on Monday, September 8, by Justice Bahati Mwamuye, emphasizes the constitutional right to health for all persons, including those in custody.

• Mbagathi Hospital had suspended services due to unpaid debts dating back to 2018, with only Ksh6.7 million of the total Ksh12 million debt paid.
• The State Department for Correctional Services has been given 14 days to make a substantial payment of not less than Ksh10 million.
• The order will remain in effect until October 8, 2025, with a court mention scheduled for October 7 to review compliance.

Over 3,000 private and faith-based hospitals in Kenya are at risk of closing by December due to the government's failure to settle a Ksh76 billion debt in the healthcare sector, according to the Rural and Private Hospitals Association (RUPHA).

• The government owes Ksh33 billion under the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and an additional Ksh43 billion under the Social Health Authority (SHA).
• RUPHA chair Brian Lishenga warned that hospitals might revert to cash payments, potentially compromising the effectiveness of SHA.
• Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale stated that Ksh5.3 billion of the NHIF pending bills, owed to hospitals between Ksh1 million and Ksh10 million, will be cleared in the next two months.

The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has mandated all ambulance services and emergency care providers in Kenya to register with them by September 15, 2025, to standardize emergency healthcare.

• All ambulances, public and private, and emergency care personnel, including paramedics and EMTs, must register.
• The directive aims to improve the quality of pre-hospital care and supports the Social Health Authority (SHA)'s Emergency, Critical Care, and Chronic Illness Fund.
• Failure to comply by the deadline will result in sanctions, including prohibition from operating services.