Boniface Nyangau, the father of 10-month-old baby Chloe, has alleged that the baby is stranded in India after the Social Health Authority (SHA) allegedly retracted its previous commitment to pay Ksh500,000 towards her life-saving heart surgery.
A letter from the Ministry of Health, signed by Dr Emmanuel Tanui on behalf of the Director General for Health, in possession of NTV and seen by Kenyans.co.ke, stated that the ministry had no objection to Chloe receiving treatment abroad; however, Health CS Aden Duale dismissed it.
Speaking to NTV, via phone interview, Duale labelled the letter fake, explaining why SHA had allegedly walked back from fulfilling its previous promise of paying Ksh500,000 towards the surgery. ''Under SHA, first, there are procedures in law, and you must confirm that what you are seeking is not provided for and cannot be found in Kenya,'' the CS explained.
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale during the flagging off of interns on Friday, August 1, 2025.
