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KMA and KDA cited allegations relating to the fraudulent registration of non-compliant or fictitious health facilities under the Social Health Authority (SHA), as well as the irregular licensure of individuals with suspect or unverified qualifications.
The DPP said the prosecutions include both private health facility owners and a council employee accused of abusing office and misusing digital systems.
He highlighted that some counties have failed to provide predictable payment schedules for unpaid claims, despite a commitment to release funds by the 14th of each month.
The Health CS stressed the urgency of signing the National Equipment Service Program addendums, which will release funds to maintain medical equipment across 126 facilities nationwide, valued at Sh6.18 billion.
Kindiki’s remarks come a day after former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua declared that he would abolish the Social Health Authority (SHA) and scrap the Affordable Housing initiative if elected president in 2027.
Senators questioned Governor George Natembeya over disputed receivables and underfunding at Kitale and Wamalwa Kijana hospitals, after the Auditor General flagged major variances in SHA and NHIF claims records.
SHA highlighted that patients have the freedom to choose any cancer facility contracted by SHA, and that the variation in approvals is a reflection of the system applying uniform benefit rules to differing clinical circumstances rather than any form of preferential treatment.
The contracting, anchored in the Social Health Insurance (SHI) Act of 2023, targets highly specialized interventions for beneficiaries of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) and the Public Officers Medical Scheme Fund (POMSF), with applications open for 14 days.
The group cited ongoing strikes, delays in Social Health Authority (SHA) approvals, limited specialised services in Level 5 and Level 6 hospitals, and the exploitation of patients through unsafe practices as major challenges facing the health sector.
Ogola called on Kenyans to move away from borrowed slogans and instead focus on steady and realistic growth that addresses daily needs. He used air travel as an example to explain his point, saying it makes little sense to dream big while basic issues remain unresolved.
While welcoming the proposed increase in health sector funding to Sh138.1 billion for the 2025/2026 financial year, up from Sh127 billion last year, KNCHR cautioned that higher allocations alone will not fix the structural challenges affecting access to quality care.
Ruto stressed that effective health services start long before hospital visits. He spotlighted the deployment of 107,000 community health promoters in September 2023, the largest primary healthcare workforce ever in Kenya. These promoters have visited 8.9 million households, conducted 9.9 million diabetes screenings identifying 134,000 cases, and carried out 6.5 million hypertension screenings that confirmed 305,000 cases.