Kenya’s private healthcare providers are raising serious concerns about what they describe as deep financial strain caused by unpaid claims from the Social Health Authority. They say the growing crisis threatens to disrupt healthcare services across the country, leaving millions of Kenyans at risk. In a communication to members, the Kenya Healthcare Federation explained that
President William Ruto recently revealed that the government has been spending millions of shillings to hire lobbyists in the United States, sparking a new conversation among Kenyans about the use of public resources. He explained that the main goal behind this decision is to safeguard Kenya’s image in the international space while ensuring that the
Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has once again stirred political debate after demanding that President William Ruto dismiss both the Social Health Authority chairman and Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale over the ongoing SHA scandal. The senator argued that if the president is serious about his pledge to fight corruption, then this case presents him with
The latest audit findings have once again drawn attention to the growing problem of favoritism in county jobs. The Auditor General, Nancy Gathungu, in her 2023/2024 report, laid bare the way county officials have been ignoring the law when it comes to hiring, instead choosing to favor individuals from dominant ethnic groups. The revelations have
The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Kenya) has once again raised alarm over the state of the Social Health Authority and is now demanding urgent reforms to safeguard workers’ contributions. The union has focused on the management of information technology systems, saying SHA should be given full control instead of relying on the Ministry of
Kacheliba Member of Parliament Titus Lotee has called on Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to take decisive action against senior officials linked to the Social Health Authority fraud case. Lotee said that unless those responsible are arrested and prosecuted, the country could be heading down the same path that led to the collapse of the
The Social Health Authority has found itself at the center of a storm after removing from its website a list that detailed payments of claims to hospitals. This action has caused concerns over accountability in the management of the new health insurance scheme, which was expected to bring better services to Kenyans. Adding to the
The debate on who should build Kenya’s highways has resurfaced after the Motorists Association of Kenya urged the government to give priority to local engineers, graduates, and skilled workers. The association argued that relying heavily on foreign companies to take on major road projects has left many qualified Kenyans unemployed while denying the country the
Standard Media through their widely read Standard Newspaper has sparked debate after deciding to investigate how President William Ruto has been relying on parliament to push through controversial bills. Their latest report has linked the president directly to the passage of the 2024 finance bill, the impeachment of former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, and the
Kenya’s Social Health Authority was introduced with the hope of fixing what the old National Health Insurance Fund had failed to deliver. The promise was to give every Kenyan access to affordable healthcare, a system that would remove the burden of expensive treatment for families and bring dignity to public health. But instead of living