SHA under fire for spending Sh77m on cases worth only Sh13m

 SHA CEO Mercy Mwangangi responds to audit queries when they appeared before the National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture( PIC-SSAA) Chaired by Emmanuel Wangwe at Bunge Towers, Parliament on October 22, 2025.[Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Social Health Authority (SHA) was put on the spot to explain how it spent Sh77 million on legal representation, only to recover Sh13 million, raising concerns over wastage of taxpayers’ money at a time when Kenyans are struggling to access quality healthcare.

The National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture heard that the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), now a liability of SHA, incurred Sh247.9 million in legal expenses, out of which Sh91 million was paid for cases whose estimated value was only Sh13.9 million.

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