Hospitals stop admissions, move patients over NHIF fraud probe

Jekim Hospital in Nkubu, Meru, has been closed following a health scandal involving NHIF. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

As the investigation into suspected fraud against the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) continues, patients in some facilities that have been flagged are in limbo.

Relatives and patients seeking care from hospitals in Meru and Kirinyaga counties were left stranded when these facilities closed and transferred their patients to other health centers.