The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media
platforms spanning newspaper print
operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a
leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national
and international interest.
Scandals and fraudulent claims have emerged as defining features in the running of Kenya’s much-touted new health financing scheme, threatening to derail actualisation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The problems persist despite changes in laws and policies intended to restore transparency under the Social Health Authority (SHA), which replaced the scandal-ridden National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).
In 2025 alone, 80 health facilities were suspended or shut down for submitting fraudulent SHA claims.
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