Why private hospitals may be Duale's first target

Newly appointed Health CS Aden Duale at the African Green Climate Finance Conference in Nairobi on August, 22, 2024. [File, Standard]

Private hospitals could face more scrutiny if newly appointed Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale follows through on his belief that many facilities have been defrauding the government.

In a video recorded on March 5-nearly three weeks before President William Ruto reassigned him to the Health docket-Duale criticised questionable claims made by some facilities.