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Duale explains why he hired private lawyers in SHA case despite court order

By Nancy Gitonga | 14h ago

Health CS Aden Duale has admitted before court that the Ministry of Health engaged private lawyers to defend it in a petition challenging the legality of a two per cent HIMS utilisation fee deducted from healthcare providers’ SHA claims.

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