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The scam that is Kenya's healthcare system

Medical Services PS Ouma Oluga and Social Health Authority CEO Mercy Mwangangi address a press conference in Nairobi, on June 3, 2025. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Kenya’s health sector has always stood at the centre of public debate, and for good reason. Recently, it’s become the talk of town, with SHA becoming an acronym for corruption. It’s a conduit for siphoning money from public coffers into private hands.

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