Kenya’s healthcare system stands on the brink as hospitals, medical associations, and stakeholders ramp up pressure on the government to immediately release the full Social Health Authority (SHA) payment list for public scrutiny. The escalating call for transparency exposes deep-seated frustrations over delayed reimbursements, suspected fraud, and opaque fund allocation threatening the survival of private and faith-based facilities nationwide.
According to recent reports in The Standard, medical experts and hospital leaders are insisting on detailed disclosure of all government disbursements under SHA. This would enable verification of how over KSh 130 billion collected from contributors has been spent, with authorities claiming nearly KSh 92 billion already paid out to providers. Yet, providers paint a starkly different picture: crippling arrears, some stretching six months or more for primary care services, forcing many facilities to suspend labs, pharmacies, or demand cash from patients—directly contradicting universal health coverage goals.
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