The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has confirmed receiving 1,188 case files linked to alleged fraud within the Social Health Authority (SHA).
In a statement on Monday, DCI Director of Communication John Marete said the files were handed over by the SHA and the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC). "The files pertain to individuals, entities, and various parties suspected of engaging in healthcare fraud, thereby undermining the government's efforts to deliver quality healthcare services to the citizenry," Marete said.
The DCI has constituted a multi-agency team to review the files and ensure that those involved in the alleged scheme are held accountable. "The objective of this review is to make sure that all those involved in any form of healthcare fraud will be arraigned, regardless of their social status or political affiliations," the agency added.
The investigators also pledged to work with other law enforcement agencies to recover assets and resources acquired fraudulently. .Keep ReadingPS: Private hospitals risk shutdown for denying SHA servicesUproar after SHA flags hospital payment list as fakeGovernment eyes student enrollment to boost SHA uptakeKMPDU urges President Ruto to scrap SHA, revamp NHIFThe development comes hours after the Ministry of Health handed over files and supporting evidence of widespread fraud within the SHA, undermining patient care and depleting public resources.
