Duale hits back at MPs over SHA fraud allegations

Health CS Aden Duale has fired back, accusing some lawmakers of owning health facilities flagged for SHA fraud.

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has dismissed calls for his resignation over alleged fraud at the Social Health Authority (SHA), accusing some lawmakers of blackmail and conflict of interest.

Speaking after a group of MPs under the Kenya Moja coalition demanded he step down within 48 hours, Duale claimed that some legislators own health facilities flagged in the controversial SHA payment claims saga.

The MPs, led by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, accused Duale, SHA officials, and powerful figures in State House of presiding over payments to ghost hospitals. They vowed to table a censure motion if the CS fails to quit.

But in a strongly worded response, Duale denied any involvement in the alleged scandal and challenged his accusers to prove ownership of any facility linked to fraud.

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“To weed out deep-rooted fraud within our health insurances, we urge Kenyans to allow us to clean up, prosecute, and surcharge those found culpable without interference, including from my former colleagues, some of whom own facilities flagged in our system,” he said.

Duale insisted he has no conflict of interest and invited MPs to produce a CR12 document showing his ownership or directorship in any facility.

“My record on integrity and declaration of assets is a matter of public record. I am ready to present myself before any parliamentary committee or oversight body to account for every asset I own,” he stated.

The MPs also questioned the cost of the new Integrated Healthcare Information Technology System (IHITS), which they claimed was inflated. Duale defended the project, saying it had been approved by the National Assembly and was critical for managing SHA’s processes.

He maintained that the allegations against him were based on “misunderstandings and deliberate misrepresentations,” adding that the system was a legal requirement to strengthen transparency in healthcare financing.