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Why SHA faces collapse over Sh76b hospital debt

When SHA CEO Dr Mercy Mwangangi officially assumed office after her appointment in April 2025. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

The financial woes surrounding the Social Health Authority (SHA), including a Sh76 billion debt crisis in unpaid hospital bills, could become a “legal time bomb” that triggers its collapse, lawmakers have warned.

The debt includes arrears owed to hospitals under the Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association (Rupha).

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