Former Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Social Health Authority (SHA), Robert Ingasira, and four co-accused have been released on Ksh 500,000 bail each in a Ksh17.5 million fraud case. They were arraigned on Thursday, October 30, denying accusations of conspiring to defraud the authority through falsified medical claims.

• The accused face ten counts, including conspiracy to defraud, misappropriation of funds, abuse of office, and falsification of health information.
• The alleged scheme involved submitting false medical claims from a clinic in Homa Bay County between October 2024 and March 2025.
• Ingasira was among nine suspects arrested, and he served as acting SHA CEO from November 12, 2024, until April 2025, following the suspension of Elijah Wachira.

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.

• Among the arrested are Robert Ingasira and others from various medical facilities and sub-county hospitals.
• Authorities are also seeking Elijah Wachira, Ingasira’s predecessor, for alleged irregular payments to a non-contracted medical facility in Homa Bay County.
• Specific alleged fraudulent payments include Sh17,591,473 at Archprime Medical Clinic in Oyugis, Homa Bay County, where Ingasira allegedly authorized payments to a facility not yet contracted.

Former acting Chief Executive Officer of the Social Health Authority (SHA), Robert Ingasira, and four others have been charged with conspiracy to defraud the SHA of Sh17.5 million through fake medical claims.

• The accused face ten counts, including conspiracy to defraud, falsifying health information, acquisition and use of proceeds of crime, uttering false documents, and misappropriation of funds.
• The alleged offenses occurred between October 2024 and May 2025, involving falsified medical claims submitted under Archprime Medical Clinic in Homa Bay County.
• All the accused denied the charges and were released on a Sh500,000 cash bail each.