Health and Wellness
SHA fraud: Over 20 health facility owners and staff face court
The DPP said the prosecutions include both private health facility owners and a council employee accused of abusing office and misusing digital systems.
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Governors flag delays, system failures in Social Health Authority rollout
He highlighted that some counties have failed to provide predictable payment schedules for unpaid claims, despite a commitment to release funds by the 14th of each month.
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CS Duale urges governors to fast-track reforms to strengthen UHC
The Health CS stressed the urgency of signing the National Equipment Service Program addendums, which will release funds to maintain medical equipment across 126 facilities nationwide, valued at Sh6.18 billion.
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Kindiki slams Gachagua over remarks on abolishing SHA and affordable housing
Kindiki’s remarks come a day after former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua declared that he would abolish the Social Health Authority (SHA) and scrap the Affordable Housing initiative if elected president in 2...
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Senate questions Natembeya over discrepancies in SHA, NHIF records
Senators questioned Governor George Natembeya over disputed receivables and underfunding at Kitale and Wamalwa Kijana hospitals, after the Auditor General flagged major variances in SHA and NHIF claims records.
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SHA explains oncology pre-authorization process amid approval concerns
SHA highlighted that patients have the freedom to choose any cancer facility contracted by SHA, and that the variation in approvals is a reflection of the system applying uniform benefit rules to differing clin...
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SHA invites overseas providers to offer specialised care under SHI
The contracting, anchored in the Social Health Insurance (SHI) Act of 2023, targets highly specialized interventions for beneficiaries of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) and the Public Officers Medical...
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COFPAK urges Ruto's government to strengthen healthcare ahead of 2026
The group cited ongoing strikes, delays in Social Health Authority (SHA) approvals, limited specialised services in Level 5 and Level 6 hospitals, and the exploitation of patients through unsafe practices as ma...
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Fred Ogola questions first world promise, calls for local thinking
Ogola called on Kenyans to move away from borrowed slogans and instead focus on steady and realistic growth that addresses daily needs. He used air travel as an example to explain his point, saying it makes lit...
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KNCHR warns delayed payments, digital gaps threaten Kenyans’ healthcare
While welcoming the proposed increase in health sector funding to Sh138.1 billion for the 2025/2026 financial year, up from Sh127 billion last year, KNCHR cautioned that higher allocations alone will not fix th...
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Ruto expands cancer cover to Sh800,000 beginning December 1
Ruto stressed that effective health services start long before hospital visits. He spotlighted the deployment of 107,000 community health promoters in September 2023, the largest primary healthcare workforce ev...
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Garissa County Hospital denies claims of harassment and bribery by police officers
According to the hospital administration, the claims are based on misleading information and an image taken outside the hospital grounds — in a parking area commonly used by visitors, taxis, and boda boda opera...