Private hospitals in Kenya are on the verge of a nationwide shutdown due to delayed compensation from the government, primarily under the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the now-defunct NHIF. This has pushed many facilities to the brink of closure, threatening access to healthcare services across the country.

• The government owes private hospitals a total of Ksh76 billion in arrears (Ksh33 billion from NHIF and Ksh43 billion from SHA liabilities).
• Brian Lishenga, Chairman of the Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA), issued the warning, representing 700 private and faith-based hospitals.
• Despite a directive from President William Ruto to settle pending bills and a monthly reimbursement schedule, only Ksh50 billion (53 percent) of Ksh93 billion claimed has been reimbursed since SHA's inception in October of last year.