The United States Government suspended aid to the Ministry of Health, citing corruption at Afya House. Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu later acknowledged there were serious integrity issues at Afya House.
These issues not only came to light during the revelation that Sh5 billion could not be accounted for, a parliamentary probe into the cause of the three-month doctors strike that began in December 2016 also revealed the disconnect between the Cabinet Secretary and his Principal Secretary who has since been transferred to another ministry.