Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has refuted claims that the Social Health Authority (SHA) intends to bar civil servants from accessing medical care, calling the reports misleading. He assured that all civil servants and their families will continue to receive healthcare services from contracted facilities nationwide without out-of-pocket payments.

• Geoffrey Ruku emphasized that civil servants will continue to receive medical care in all public hospitals and accredited private and faith-based hospitals.
• The Health Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale, suspended 40 hospitals from the SHA programme on Friday, August 8 for alleged fraudulent practices.
• The announcement follows claims by Kenya Health Federation Chairperson Kanyenje Gakombe that private hospitals would cease services to civil servants due to payment delays, with his organization stating providers may require direct payment for services.