Concerns over SHA data integrity after Nairobi man’s disputed medical records emerge

Concerns have emerged over the safety and integrity of millions of Kenyans’ private medical records under the Social Health Authority following the case of a Nairobi man whose SHA account showed that he had received treatment at a health facility in Garissa County, yet he was at work in Nairobi at the time. Obed Oruki says he was shocked after discovering records indicating that he had been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and placed on active medication. His case, which has drawn widespread attention online, is raising serious concerns over fraud, data privacy, possible identity misuse, and the credibility of Kenya’s digital health records system.