- President William Ruto strongly opposed Rigathi Gachagua’s claim that the Social Health Authority (SHA) will collapse within six months
- Gachagua had claimed that there are huge hospital debts that have not been paid and he urged health centers to stop SHA services
- Ruto said he personally investigated the allegations and criticized his critics, insisting that the reforms and projects underway under his administration are on the right track
President William Ruto has responded to his former deputy Rigathi Gachaguawho claimed that the SHA would collapse within six months.
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Speaking on Sunday, March 29, Gachagua claimed that SHA it is a fraud designed to absorb public funds and that it is not planned to reform health insurance, which may lead to operational failure.
He said hospitals, especially religious ones, are owed more than KSh 90 billion that have not been paid, a situation that puts them at risk of being closed. Gachagua urged hospitals to stop providing services under the SHA program unless they are paid in advance.
How did Ruto respond to the claims of SHA collapsing within six months?
However, Ruto he dismissed the allegations, saying that those who oppose the SHA have no real interest in the well-being of Kenyans but are looking for personal interests.
According to Ruto, after hearing Gachagua’s allegations, he took time to investigate the source of the statement that SHA will collapse within six months.
“The one who says SHA is not working, first of all, he has not registered. Another has never been sick so he knows if SHA is working or not. The other is a politician who does not care about SHA,” he said.
“I heard someone the other day saying he had information that SHA will collapse within six months. Because I am the president, I tried to investigate where he got that information,” Ruto added.
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The President explained that the claims of Gachagua and his allies are baseless propaganda.
“I found out that he (Gachagua) went to talk to local healers and witch doctors, who gave him misleading information,” said Ruto.
The national leader continued to criticize Gachagua, listing the previous claims made by the former vice president which were later proven to be false.
Was Bomas of Kenya sold to Turkish citizens?
Earlier, Gachagua claimed that the Bomas of Kenya national heritage center was sold to a Turkish citizen who is a business partner of a high-ranking government official.
He said that the sale was presented and approved by the Cabinet, claiming that he was the only member who opposed the plan when he was still in power.
“They have not started recently. They started long ago. The same people told us that Bomas has been sold to a Turk. Today, Bomas is being developed, and it will be completed in the next two or three months,” said Ruto.
He also dismissed the opposition’s claims that there is no ongoing construction work on the Rironi to Mau Summit road extension project, saying that work is ongoing.
Ruto urged Kenyans not to be fooled, promising to embarrass the opposition with the truth and visible results.
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