Patients stranded as SHA halts services over fraud probe

In a dramatic turn of events, the Ministry of Health has ordered the immediate suspension of all medical services under the Social Health Authority at Nyanchwa Adventist Hospital in Kisii County. The directive follows allegations of financial misconduct involving millions of shillings from the government’s medical scheme. A letter from the ministry mandates the urgent transfer of all SHA patients, as services remain suspended for 90 days to allow for investigations. Hundreds of patients were left stranded just two days after Health CS Aden Duale launched a nationwide biometric system aimed at curbing fraud.