President Ruto Shuts Down 1,000 Hospitals in Major SHA Fraud Crackdown
Caption: President William Ruto at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, for the World MSME Day. Photo: William Ruto (Facebook)
President William Ruto has announced the closure of 1000 health facilities across the country as part of an ongoing crackdown against fraud within the newly established Social Health Authority (SHA).
“We have closed down 1,000 fake hospitals, and we are closing a few more in the next coming days because they want to change in-patient services to out-patient so they can claim more money,” said the President.
Speaking on Wednesday during an engagement with Kenyans living in London, the Head of State stated that it is part of an ongoing investigation into a fraud network in which dozens of healthcare facilities are accused of falsely turning outpatient visits into inpatient claims and admitting patients who were not needed.
The announcement comes after Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirmed on Monday, June 30, that 35 private hospitals had been shut down nationwide over alleged irregularities in SHA administration.
These facilities, located in various counties including Kisumu, Bungoma, Busia, Nairobi, Kilifi, Mandera, Wajir, and Kajiado, were reportedly found to have submitted double claims, presented fake documents for accreditation, or inflated reimbursements by billing outpatient services as inpatient claims.
CS Duale had previously indicated that files from the ongoing audit would be handed over to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for further probe, a move that could lead to more closures.
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