Parliament queries NHIF’s payment of Ksh.77 million in legal fees to recover Ksh.13 million debt

The public investments committee has raised concerns, over exorbitant legal fees incurred by the defunct NHIF in the 2020/2021 financial year. The Emmanuel Wangwe led committee questioned how three law firms were paid Ksh. 77m to recover a ksh.13m debt. Social health authority chief executive officer Dr. Mwangagi defended who was put on spot to explain the expenditure promised to furnish the committee with full report in 3 weeks.