Kenya: Ruto Orders Closure of Any Hospital Involved in Social Health Authority Fraud

London, UK — President William Ruto says 1,000 hospitals have been shut down over fraudulent Social Health Authority (SHA) claims.

While indicating that more closures are on the way, the head of state indicated the need for the health programme to remain efficient and incorruptible.

“Our Social Health Authority is working. In eight months, the transformative medical scheme has served more than 4.9 million people, way above what NHIF would have managed,” he stated.

He ordered the Ministry of…