More than 20 people and health institutions involved in irregular payments and fraudulent facility registrations at the Social Health Authority (SHA) are facing legal action after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) approved charges.
The move follows a detailed review of investigation files submitted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for January and February 2026.
The DPP said the prosecutions include both private health facility owners and a council employee accused of abusing office and misusing digital systems.
Directors of Danaba Care Hospital, Mohammed Kulow Ali and Hassan Adan Ibrahim, are among those to be charged. They face allegations of conspiracy to defraud under Section 317 of the Penal Code and operating an unlicensed facility contrary to Section 22(5) of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act, Cap 253.
Harun Liluma, a Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council employee, will also be charged with unauthorised access to computer systems under Section 14(1) of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act and abuse of office under Section 101 of the Penal Code.
Former Kamishawa Medical Centre directors Kamsia Hassan Kala and Hawa Alinoor Malo face charges of conspiracy to defraud, running an unlicensed facility, and obtaining money by false pretences under Section 313 of the Penal Code. Liluma is implicated again for computer misuse and abuse of office linked to this facility.
At Kaafi Nursing Home, proprietors Ibrahim Rashid and Ahmed Mohamud Adan are to be charged with obtaining money by false pretences and operating an unlicensed health facility. The facility itself is charged with the same offences, while Liluma faces allegations of computer misuse and office abuse.
Similarly, Mama Nerbeel Nursing Home proprietors Naima Sheikh Ali, Abdihakim Sheikh Ali, and Adan Abdikhaliq Abdullah will face charges of obtaining money by false pretences and running an unlicensed facility, with Liluma again implicated for unauthorised computer access and abuse of office.
Ali Edin Ibrahim, owner of Alati Nursing Home, will be charged with obtaining money by false pretences and operating an unlicensed health facility, alongside the facility itself. Liluma faces related charges for computer misuse and abuse of office.
Julun Nursing Home and its proprietor, Ismail Omar Mohammed, are charged in the same manner, with Liluma repeatedly named in connection with computer-related offences and misuse of office.
At Adfaal Kids Care Medical Centre, directors Mohamed Mohamud Sheikh, Ali Ahmed Adan, and Mohamednoor Ismael Omar, together with Kulow Ali and Hassan Adan Ibrahim, are to face charges of conspiracy to defraud, running an unlicensed facility, and acquiring proceeds of crime under the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act. Liluma is additionally charged with computer fraud and conspiracy to defraud linked to the centre.
Dimtu Nursing Home Limited and its director, Yussuf Siat Jelle, are also facing charges of conspiracy to defraud, operating an unlicensed facility, and acquiring proceeds of crime. Liluma is implicated once more for computer misuse, conspiracy to defraud, and computer fraud.
The DPP reiterated that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) will continue to execute its legal and constitutional mandate without compromise.
