SHA Executives Arrested for Fraud as Agency Faces Funding Gaps and Inherited NHIF Debt - October 2025
Several Social Health Authority (SHA) executives, including former acting CEO Robert Ingasira, were arrested in connection with fraud cases cleared by the ODPP. The suspects face charges including conspiracy to defraud and misuse of funds. This comes as Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale revealed that the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) left behind a staggering Sh10 billion debt, crippling health facilities, particularly faith-based, private, and county hospitals. Amid these challenges, CS Duale has urged Parliament to increase funding for the Primary Healthcare Fund (PHCF) and the Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illness Fund (ECCIF), stating the SHA is suffering from inadequate resources.
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Top SHA executives arrested, to face charges as fraud probe intensifies
Several Social Health Authority (SHA) executives, including former acting CEO Robert Ingasira, have been arrested in connection with four fraud cases cleared for prosecution by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). The arrests stem from investigations into alleged financial irregularities within the SHA framework, with suspects facing charges of conspiracy to defraud, falsification of records, and misuse of funds.
