The Social Health Authority (SHA) has suspended a further 45 health facilities for defrauding the system, bringing the total number of suspensions to 85 following the flagging of 40 facilities earlier this month.
In a special issue of the Gazette Notice on Tuesday, the SHA’s Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Mwangangi, listed the facilities, which are located in various counties, along with their registration numbers.
The hospitals flagged include Novic Medical Centre (Nairobi), Equity Afia (Homa Bay) and Mandera, Guardian Hospital (Meru), Kimathi Medical Services (Kirinyaga), and Lenmek Hospital Limited (Kisii).
Others are Namanga Nursing Home (Kajiado), Neocare Memorial Hospital (Migori), New Hope Nursing Home (Kisii), Palmcare Sinai Hospital (Uasin Gishu), Tranquil Hospital (Kakamega), Northgate Hospital Ltd (Garissa) and Okitta Nursing (Homa Bay).
According to Mwangangi, the affected hospitals will not be entitled to any SHA benefits during the suspension period.
“In accordance with the provisions of the Social Health Insurance Act, the health facilities set out in the schedule shall not be entitled to any benefits from the SHA during their suspension,” the notice read in part.
Earlier this month, Health CS Aden Duale announced the suspension of 40 health facilities for defrauding the SHA system.
He added that the data of all professionals identified as having engaged in malpractice would be removed from the SHA system pending the outcome of the investigations.
“We have suspended 40 health facilities found to be defrauding the SHA. These suspensions take effect immediately. During the investigation period, these facilities will not receive any benefits from SHA, and we will surcharge them for the money lost,” Duale stated on August 8, 2025.
Some of the health facilities included Vebeneza Medical Centre Tassia, Imara Healthcare centre, ABM Specialised Hospital, Dolma Medical Centre, Lego Medical, St. Johns Hospital Ltd, Edris Premier Hospital Ltd, Bristol Park Hospital Fedha and Selacare Health Services.
The CS reiterated President William Ruto’s stern warning to healthcare fraudsters that any malpractice would be dealt with firmly and in accordance with the law.
“If you are trying to game the system, beware: you are already on our radar. The system is flagging such attempts and investigations are ongoing,” Ruto stated at the high-level launch of the National Equipment Service Project at State House in Nairobi on August 7, 2025.
