The Social Health Authority (SHA) is on the spot over delays in remitting billions of shillings owed to county health facilities, a crisis that now threatens healthcare delivery across the country.
The Senate Public Investments and Special Funds Committee has decided to summon SHA CEO Dr Mercy Mwangangi to appear before it and provide a detailed status report, payment schedule, and outstanding balances owed to the 47 counties.
The Senate Committee Vice Chairperson Eddy Oketch said they will invite the SHA CEO to provide a status report after Governors raised concerns over the outstanding remittances from the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). "We have asked the SHA CEO to come before us and explain why SHA has not cleared the debt owed to counties some of which were inherited from the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund which has affected the delivery of health services," said Oketch.
Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo who chairs the Council of Governors' Legal Affairs Committee, revealed that SHA owes counties over Sh9 billion, a debt inherited from NHIF while they equally owe Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) nearly Sh4 billion.
