Lawmakers Grill SHA CEO Mercy Mwangangi Over Legal Fees, Audit Irregularities
SHA paid KSh 92 million in legal fees to recover claims worth only KSh 13.9 million, a disparity at the center of a parliamentary probe..
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Kenyan lawmakers are grilling Social Health Authority (SHA) CEO Dr. Mercy Mwangangi over alleged irregularities including excessive legal fees and ballooning project costs, raising concerns about systemic corruption.
- The SHA paid nearly KSh 92 million in legal fees to recover claims worth only KSh 13.9 million.
- The cost of a multi-storey car park escalated by 337% from KSh 909 million to KSh 3.97 billion.
- The Auditor-General’s report also flagged a KSh 104 billion healthcare digitization contract as single-sourced with unclear deliverables.
- Private hospitals claim the government owes them KSh 43 billion in unpaid claims, with RUPHA representing over 700 facilities.
- Nominated MP, Bishop Kosgei, stated the Finance Director has let down the CEO by failing to cooperate with auditors.
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