Former Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has drawn a controversial connection between the financial operations of the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the ongoing leadership disputes at Nairobi Hospital.
In a statement posted on his social media pages on March 31, 2026, Muturi alleged that the government’s health financing structure under President William Ruto is designed in a way that enables opaque financial dealings under the guise of reform.
He claimed that while the Social Health Authority was initially presented as a transparent system for managing healthcare funds, that transparency diminished once the framework became fully operational.
“Many Kenyans will recall that I raised concerns from the very beginning… What was presented as reform was, in truth, a carefully structured scheme,” Muturi stated.
Muturi further alleged that early stages of the system allowed the public to track payments to health institutions, but that visibility was later removed once concerns were raised.
He also pointed to reports of questionable payments to non-existent health facilities in parts of northern Kenya, describing them as early indicators of systemic weaknesses in the model.
According to him, the alleged lack of transparency is linked to the ongoing tussle over control of Nairobi Hospital, which he suggested could be tied to efforts to manage large financial flows within the healthcare sector.
Muturi argued that bringing major medical institutions under closer control could make it easier to channel and justify large expenditures without public scrutiny.
He concluded by warning that the push for influence over major health facilities raises serious questions about accountability and governance in the sector.
The claims add to growing political debate surrounding the implementation of the Social Health Authority system and broader reforms in Kenya’s healthcare financing structure.
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