The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has approved charges against health facility owners, directors, and a regulatory official over alleged fraud at the Social Health Authority (SHA).
In a statement, the DPP said investigations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) between January 28 and February 24, 2026, revealed that unlicensed clinics received payments through false registration and claims.
Among the facilities listed is Danaba Care Hospital, where directors Mohammed Kulow Ali and Hassan Adan Ibrahim will be charged with conspiracy to defraud and operating an unlicensed health facility.
The two, who are also directors of Adfaal Kids Care Medical Centre, will be charged alongside Mohamed Mohamud Sheikh and Ali Ahmed Adan with conspiracy to defraud, operating an unlicensed health facility, and acquisition of proceeds of crime under the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act.
Kamsia Hassan Kala and Hawa Alinoor Malo, former directors of Kamishawa Medical Centre, are set to be charged with conspiracy to defraud, operating an unlicensed facility, and obtaining money by false pretences.
Ibrahim Rashid and Ahmed Mohamud Adan, proprietors of Kaafi Nursing Home, face charges of obtaining money by false pretences and operating an unlicensed health facility, with the facility itself also charged with obtaining money by false pretences.
Naima Sheikh Ali, Abdihakim Sheikh Ali, and Adan Abdikhaliq Abdullah, proprietors of Mama Nerbeel Nursing Home, will face charges of obtaining money by false pretences and running an unlicensed facility.
Similarly, Ali Edin Ibrahim, owner of Alati Nursing Home, will be charged with obtaining money by false pretences and operating an unlicensed health facility, while the facility itself faces similar charges.
Ismail Omar Mohammed, proprietor of Julun Nursing Home, faces charges of obtaining money by false pretences and running an unlicensed facility, with the facility itself also charged.
Harun Liluma, an employee of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), will face multiple charges of unauthorized access to a computer system, abuse of office, conspiracy to defraud, and computer fraud.
