Health Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale has given a directive to the CEO of Social Health Authority Dr. Mercy Mwangangi not to honor any claims entered by Juja MP George Koimburi.
According to Duale, Koimburi does not qualify for any claims under the universal medical cover as honouring such a claim will amount to abetting fraud.
The CS is adamant that Koimburi faked his abduction and any time spent in hospital under the pretext of recuperating is pure conman-ship.
“For the record, SHA was created to help honest Kenyans facing real health issues, not to support people faking illness for sympathy. Koimburi’s actions have eroded public trust and brought unnecessary shame to institutions meant to serve the public. He will, categorically, therefore not benefit a cent from SHA”, said Duale.
Meanwhile, a number of Nairobi civil society organizations are up in arms claiming the government is driving a well-crafted narrative to camouflage the fact that it was responsible for the Juja MP’s abduction.
They claim that the alacrity with which suspects in the case have been assembled with some being arrested in the dead of the night points at an intricate plot to intimidate associates of Koimburi and create a motive for self-abduction.
The Koimburi incident has been used by State machinery to bring to disrepute and cut the steam under Gachagua’s newly unveiled DCP Party.
In other news, Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua yesterday caused another upheaval in his DCP Party when he shuffled the top part organ barely a week after appointment.
Sources within the party now reveal that Gachagua has dismissed several key officials, including the interim secretary-general and organizing secretary.
This is a continuation of simmering differences in vision and allegations of disloyalty among the founding members.
“The party must reflect the will of the people, not personal ambitions,” Gachagua stated in a press briefing. “We are making adjustments to ensure strong, united leadership as we prepare for 2027.”
Political pundits, however, see a man full of himself and rigid in his political stance trying to incorporate others in order to give a democratic face to a purely personal outfit.
Gachagua is having a hard time marketing his party as a viable alternative to Kenya’s dominant political parties.
His pitch for strengthening devolution and economic reforms is welcome but he is yet to shed off the image of a tribal chieftain with as much political baggage over his head as the people he purports to replace.
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