SHA’s suspension of one of Nairobi’s oldest private hospitals is only the visible tip. Beneath it lies a years-long pattern of co-collection — simultaneously raiding public insurance and patients’ pockets while a self-styled non-profit charity shielded the institution from the scrutiny it deserved.
The investigation has exposed a troubling pattern where the same individuals control multiple facilities, primarily concentrated in Mandera, Kisii, Bomet, Nairobi, Bungoma, Kakamega and Garissa counties.
Overseas healthcare providers must meet stringent accreditation requirements in their home countries and obtain official recognition from relevant Kenyan regulatory bodies.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 28 – The Social Health Authority (SHA), will fully cover the cost of a key cancer therapy following a new partnership between the Ministry of Health and Roche Pharmaceuticals, drastically reducing treatment costs from Sh120,000 to Sh40,000 per session. The biological therapy used to treat breast and gastric cancers which account for […]
His transformation from a “System iko sawa” champion to a fierce critic mirrors broader public disillusionment with the Kenya Kwanza administration’s delivery on key promises.
The government has launched a bold new plan to deduct SHA from M-Pesa in a flexible, user-friendly way. Aiming to improve health coverage for millions of Kenyans in the informal sector, the plan allows daily mobile money deductions as low as KSh50. This voluntary approach targets those struggling to meet the KSh300 monthly minimum for […]
In a bombshell interview on KTN News this Monday, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua threw a Molotov cocktail into the heart of Kenya’s already embattled financial and political landscape. Without naming names—or banks—he hinted heavily at a shadowy scheme involving a senior official in President William Ruto’s administration, a recently acquired local bank, and the […]
“I was not arrested; I was abducted. I was only seeking treatment. My mistake was fighting for voiceless patients,” she said.
