Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association Chairman Brian Lishenga during an interview at The Standard Group Offices on February 25,2025. [Benard Orwongo,Standard]

However, some hospitals said such information would expose their businesses.

But RUPHA's Lishenga said the payment list should be accompanied by collections from Kenyans, since SHA was actualised in October last year.

"Let them publish the payments against the collections," he said.

The key missing information, according to RUPHA, is the percentage of claims per hospital, what has been settled, and what is yet to be paid by the authority.

"They should include information on the outstanding payment. What they have paid and what they are yet to pay so that the picture is complete," he said.

Dr. Lishenga added that prior to December 3, 2024, SHA was not making any payments.

He said the percentages indicated on the payment of SHA are not clear.

"We want to know what percentage of pay goes to each hospital. If you say I have paid a provider Sh5 million, it should include percentages," said Lishenga.

As the SHA payment is made public, hospitals, including private, public, and faith-based hospitals, are demanding payment of NHIF debt running to billions of shillings.

Last Friday, faith-based hospitals issued a 14-day ultimatum to the ministry to settle a Sh10 billion debt, failure to which patients will have to pay cash to receive services.

According to the hospitals, the debt includes Sh6.8 billion owed by defunct NHIF, Sh2.2 billion unpaid SHA claims, and Sh1 billion under the Medical Assistance and Loans for Livelihoods.