Kenyans are struggling to access quality healthcare, yet millions of shillings are flowing into private hospitals linked to powerful officials.
According to Whistleblower Nelson Amenya, Ladnan Hospital, associated with Social Health Authority (SHA) Chairman Abdi Mohamed, received a staggering Ksh 52 million in just one month more than what Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital (KUTRRH) and Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital (MTRH) combined.
(SHA) Chairman Abdi Mohamed speaks during a media interview. Photo: NTV Kenya Source: X
This shocking revelation raises serious questions about how healthcare funds are being distributed under SHA, a body meant to ensure fairness and efficiency in Kenya’s health sector.
Instead of public hospitals receiving adequate funds, well-connected private facilities seem to be reaping the biggest rewards all while Kenyans continue to suffer in understaffed and under-equipped hospitals.
Abdi Mohamed, the chairman of SHA, holds immense power over how healthcare funds are allocated.
His role is supposed to ensure equitable distribution of resources, but instead, under his leadership, SHA appears to be channeling millions to hospitals with insider connections while government hospitals struggle.
(SHA) Chairman Abdi Mohamed during an interview with Spice FM. Photo: Nation Source: Facebook
Public hospitals are facing shortages of medicine, overwhelmed staff, and dilapidated infrastructure yet somehow, a private hospital linked to SHA’s top official gets a windfall. How is this possible? Who signed off on this?
This isn’t the first time SHA has been exposed for shady dealings. Auditor General Nancy Gathungu recently revealed that the government does not actually own the SHA system.
Instead, all contributions made by Kenyans end up in escrow accounts controlled by private individuals.
This means billions of taxpayer and contributor funds are at the mercy of unknown figures, rather than serving the public as promised.
If SHA is truly meant to help Kenyans, why is it operating like a private business benefiting a select few?
Abdi Mohamed presents himself as a champion of better healthcare, yet his leadership has prioritized private interests over the people.
His double life acting as a public servant while overseeing a system that benefits a select few should alarm every Kenyan.
The big question remains: Will the government investigate this clear conflict of interest, or will Abdi Mohamed and his allies continue to pocket public funds while Kenyans are left to suffer?
