Paris-based activist Nelson Amenya has accused Indian tycoon Jayesh Saini of monopolizing Kenya’s teachers’ medical insurance scheme through his companies (Minet Insurance Brokers, Bliss Healthcare, and Medical Administrators Kenya Limited (MAKL) ).
In a post on X on February 11, Amenya alleged that Saini had paid bloggers to sanitize his companies after an exposé on how they have controlled the Ksh 161 billion scheme for nearly a decade.
Tycoon Jayesh Saini. Photo: The Star Source: Facebook
He mocked the effort, stating, “How can one person be so incompetent? My goodness. Can you at least use part of the 161bn to hire competent bloggers?”
One of the blogs defending Saini is The Weekly Vision News, which dismissed Amenya’s claims as “misguided activism.”
The article stated that while Minet and its partners have flaws, they have fulfilled their contractual obligations. It blamed systemic corruption for teachers’ struggles in accessing quality healthcare.
Indian-based businessman Jayesh Saini during a past media presser. Source: The Star/Facebook
Amenya’s accusations have sparked debate among teachers, with some supporting his claims and others dismissing them as interference.
An anonymous teacher from Nakuru told the media that Amenya was “twisting facts” and had distanced himself from teachers’ real struggles since relocating to Europe.
Photo collage of Nelson Amenya. Source: Citizen Tv Kenya (X)
Meanwhile, Amenya recently won a defamation case against Saini in a French court.
The court ruled that his statements were protected under free speech laws and ordered Saini to pay him €5,000 in legal fees.
With the controversy growing, teachers are demanding transparency and reforms in their medical insurance scheme.
Some are calling for government intervention to ensure better service delivery and prevent monopolistic practices.
In late 2024, Nelson Amenya made news headlines when he became the first person to expose damning details of the Adani-JKIA deal that could have seen Kenya lose JKIA to Indian Tycoon Gautam Adani.
