PS: Private hospitals risk shutdown for denying SHA services

Medical Services PS Harry Kimtai (left) and Embu Deputy Governor Kinyua Mugo during the launch and presentation of digitisation devices in Embu County, on March 17, 2025. [Muriithi Mugo, Standard]

Private healthcare providers refusing outpatient services under the Social Health Authority (SHA) will face severe consequences, including the possibility of being shut down.

Health Principal Secretary (PS) Harry Kimtai stated that the government will not succumb to intimidation by private healthcare providers and insisted that all claims exceeding Sh10 million must be substantiated.