MTRH Responds After Public Uproar Over Detained Teen Mother
Reports alleged that the new mothers were detained at the hospital due to pending SHA registration...
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Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) has discharged all teen mothers previously held over pending bills and Social Health Authority (SHA) registration, following public outcry and media reports.
- All teen mothers detained at MTRH have been released.
- The hospital had initially denied allegations of detaining mothers due to SHA registration or unpaid premiums.
- The Hospital Credit and Evaluation Committee cleared mothers without proper documentation for SHA registration.
- Reports from the Daily Nation on September 18 alleged hospital overcrowding and poor conditions, which MTRH CEO Philip Kirwa refuted.
- The issue comes as the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) instructed private hospitals to demand cash payments from SHA beneficiaries starting Monday, September 22, due to delayed payments.
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Hospitals Halt SHA Services & MTRH Releases Mothers Detained Over Bills - September 2025
Private hospitals under the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) have suspended services under the Social Health Authority (SHA). This action is due to outstanding bills totaling Sh10 billion, and affected patients are now required to pay in cash. In a related issue, all teenage mothers reportedly detained at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) over unpaid bills and SHA registration have been released. MTRH discharged the mothers following public outcry sparked by a viral video and media reports, stating that discharge processes were already underway.
