Eight individuals and a health facility have been arraigned in court over allegations of defrauding the Social Health Authority (SHA) of Ksh7 million through falsified medical claims.
In a statement on Monday, October 6, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) confirmed that the accused face a series of economic crime charges tied to fraudulent manipulation of health records and unauthorised acquisition of public funds.
The accused include Markdhillion Mutsotso, an employee of St. Mark Orthodox Health Centre Limited; Sammy Otieno; Patrick Kanya, Directors at Jambo Jipya Medical Clinic and Faith Chepkurui, Co-Director at Jambo Jipya Medical Clinic.
Others are Steven Okinyi and Justine Baraka, both clinical officers; Pauline Wanjiru, a nurse; and Naida Mbeyu, a receptionist at Jambo Jipya Medical Clinic.
The facility itself, Jambo Jipya Medical Clinic, was also named as an accused entity.
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According to the ODPP, they face multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit a felony, fraudulent alteration and falsification of information, acquisition and use of proceeds of crime, cheating, forgery, uttering false documents, and falsification of health records.
Kanya, Chepkurui, Okinyi, Baraka, Wanjiru, Mbeyu, and Jambo Jipya Medical Clinic are accused of conspiring to falsify medical information, resulting in the irregular payment of Ksh2,032,680 by SHA.
"The offences are alleged to have been committed between 1st November 2024 and 30th June 2025 at Jambo Jipya Medical Clinic in Mtwapa, Kilifi County," the statement read.
Separately, Mutsotso is charged with conspiring to defraud SHA of Ksh5,128,400 between October 2024 and June 2025 at St. Mark Orthodox Health Centre Limited in Chavakali, Vihiga County.
All the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges; the court released them on a bond of Ksh600,000 each pending further mention of the case.
On Friday, October 3, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) confirmed that several suspects are already in custody in connection with SHA fraud.
The agency added that more arrests are expected in the coming days.
In addition, the DCI revealed that over a thousand files are currently under review.
"We wish to inform the general public that the 1,188 files are at various stages of investigation. Currently, five suspects are in custody pending arraignment on Monday, October 6, 2025.
"Efforts to apprehend additional suspects are already underway, following approval from the ODPP," the statement read.
According to the DCI, the suspects will face a wide range of charges once arraigned in court.
"The suspects will be arraigned on various charges, including offences under the Penal Code, the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, the Social Health Insurance Act, and the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act," the statement added.
