Private Hospitals Expose Duale's Fight Against Fraud in SHA
Duale has suspended several hospitals in his crackdown against rogue medical institutions...
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The Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) warns that the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council’s (KMPDC) financial woes are jeopardizing the Ministry of Health’s digitization efforts and fueling fraud within the Social Health Authority (SHA). According to RUPHA, KMPDC lacks the capacity to regulate health facilities effectively due to persistent budget cuts, leading to the alleged licensing of "bogus facilities."
- Concerns were raised on Sunday, August 24, detailing KMPDC's inability to verify bed capacities or ascertain legitimate facilities, forcing reliance on county officials.
- RUPHA claims that bank accounts used by lead partner Apeiro for hospital payments were migrated directly from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) database without proper "clean-up," potentially retaining fraudulent entries.
- This comes after SHA refuted claims on Friday, August 22, that it disbursed Ksh20 million to a non-existent hospital in Nyandiwa, Homa Bay County, with SHA CEO Mercy Mwangangi insisting the facility is operational.
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Calls for Legal/Constitutional Changes and Accusations Against Public Officials - August 2025
Leaders from the North Rift allied with President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) are calling for constitutional amendments before the 2027 General Election, proposing a referendum be held concurrently. Separately, Machakos Deputy Governor Francis Mwangangi has accused Deputy President Kithure Kindiki of misusing public resources for his nationwide empowerment programs, labeling them the "biggest theft of public funds." Rights groups are also pressing the Attorney General to amend the Prisons Act to protect transgender prisoners following a High Court ruling in a case won by a transgender Kenyan against the state. In the health sector, the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) warns that budget cuts at the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) are fueling fraud within the Social Health Authority (SHA) by allowing the licensing of "bogus facilities."
