The Ministry of Health has shut down 35 private hospitals across the country over alleged irregularities in the administration of Social Health Authority (SHA).
Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale said the affected facilities, located in Kisumu, Bungoma, Busia, Nairobi, Kilifi, Mandera, Wajir, and Kajiado counties, were found to have submitted double claims in a coordinated scheme to defraud the public health insurer.
Speaking at Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu during a fundraiser for the Kisumu chapter of Bunge la Mwananchi, Duale said the crackdown was part of a broader effort to rein in unscrupulous health providers exploiting SHA for personal gain.
He revealed that some hospitals had presented fake documents to secure SHA accreditation, while others billed outpatient services under inpatient claims to inflate reimbursements.
