Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Igonga has approved charges against several hospital owners and officials from Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), over alleged fraudulent registration and payment claims involving Social Health Authority (SHA).
In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, ODPP confirmed that it received and reviewed investigation files forwarded by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), between 28th January and 24th January 2026, and found sufficient evidence to prosecute the implicated individuals and health facilities.
Some of the charges approved against the individuals include conspiracy to defraud, operating unlicensed health facilities, unauthorized access to computer systems, abuse of office and obtaining money by false pretense.
“The DPP has received and reviewed investigation files forwarded from the DCI, between January 28 and February 24, regarding alleged fraudulent activities at the Social Health Authority (SHA),” ODPP stated.
“The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) remains committed to upholding its mandate under the Constitution and the law,” it added.
At Danaba Care Hospital, directors Mohammed Kulow Ali and Hassan Adan Ibrahim will face charges of conspiracy to defraud and operating an unlicensed facilty. Harun Liluma, a KMPDC employee at the same facility, will be charged with unauthorized access to computer system and abuse of office.
Similarly, former directors of Kamishawa Medical Center Kamsia Hassan Kala and Hawa Alinoor Malo will also be charged with conspiracy to defraud, operating an unlicensed facility, and obtaining money by false pretences under Section 313 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile at Kaafi Nursing Home, Proprietors Ibrahim Rashid and Ahmed Mohamud Adan are set to face charges of obtaining money by false pretenses and running an unlicensed health facility. The facility itself has also been listed for obtaining money by false pretense.
Investigations also revealed fraudulent activities at Mama Nerbeel Nursing Home, with proprietors Naima Sheikh Ali, Abdihakim Sheikh Ali, and Adan Abdikhaliq Abdullah being implicated with obtaining money by false pretense and operating unlicensed health facility.
The owner of Alati Nursing home will face similar charges, with the nursing home itself also charged.
At Julun Nursing Home, Proprietor Ismail Omar Mohammed face charges of obtaining money by false pretense and operating unlicensed health facility. The facility will also be charged for obtaining money by false pretense.
Investigations at Adfaal Kids Care Medical Centre revealed that directors Mohamed Mohamud Sheikh, Ali Ahmed Adan, and Mohamednoor Ismael Omar, along with Kulow Ali and Hassan Adan Ibrahim, are liable for conspiracy to defraud, operating an unlicensed facility, and acquisition of proceeds of crime under the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act.
Dimtu Nursing Home Limited director Yussuf Siat Jelle will also face similar charges.
In a statement on Wednesday, the DCI assured that investigations into fraudulent activities within the country’s healthcare system will be intensified to ensure individuals facilitating such activities are identified and prosecuted
“We are leaving nothing to chance: comprehensive forensic tracing, intelligence gathering, and multi-agency collaboration continue unabated to identify, apprehend, and ensure every perpetrator, regardless of status or connections, is brought to book,” DCI stated.
