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Board Chairperson Abdi Mohamed said the appointees bring vast experience and technical skills that will be vital in guiding the Authority toward its mandate of providing financial risk protection and expanding healthcare access nationwide.
CS Duale noted that cartels have exploited the system by sending patients abroad for procedures available in Kenya purely for financial gain.
The revelations follow a recent exposé showing small facilities with limited capacity raking in millions, even though they lacked the ability to provide the services they were being paid for. In response, the Ministry of Health has shut down 728 health facilities and downgraded 301 others.
Speaking during a women empowerment programme at Murgor Primary School in Kesses constituency on Sunday, September 7, 2025, Uasin Gishu County, Muthoni said that many illnesses spread because they were detected too late.
Medical Services Principal Secretary Ouma Oluga said the problem is hitting young people and low-income earners hardest, as many of them use SIM cards registered under the names of their parents or relatives.
According to the association, hospitals are owed Sh33 billion in unsettled NHIF claims and a further Sh43 billion under SHA. Out of the NHIF debt, Sh15.2 billion is tied to 83 large hospitals, with the rest distributed across 2,600 smaller facilities.
Nyikal, who chairs the National Assembly Health Committee, urged the government to hold individuals accountable rather than disrupt services for thousands of Kenyans.
Ruto said the initiative is aimed at ensuring access to healthcare without pushing vulnerable families into financial ruin.
The files, which also involve individuals and healthcare entities, are expected to guide investigations into malpractice and irregular activities within the sector.
President Ruto said the government is using digitized systems to expose and eliminate the networks that previously drained public funds through the collapsed NHIF.
The affected facilities will not access any benefits under the Social Health Insurance Act, 2023, during the period of suspension.
PS Oluga explained that while the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council handles registration, SHA ensures that payments match the services actually provided.