The corruption in Kenya’s healthcare system continues to shock the nation, and this time, it has been laid bare by none other than Nelson Amenya. He has exposed how Ladnan Hospital, linked to the chairman of the Social Health Authority (SHA), Abdi Mohamed, was allocated a staggering 52 million shillings in just one month.
To put this into perspective, this single hospital received more money than both Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) combined.
The revelation has left Kenyans questioning how such blatant misuse of funds could happen while public hospitals continue to suffer from a lack of resources, understaffing, and poor service delivery.
According to Amenya, this is not just a case of misallocation but a deliberate act of looting public funds under the guise of healthcare improvement.
He has raised serious concerns about how Abdi Mohamed, as the chairman of SHA, could have influenced the allocation of funds to a hospital he has been closely associated with.
While Mohamed has in the past denied any current ownership of Ladnan Hospital, his past links to the facility cannot be ignored.
The timing of this massive allocation, happening under his watch, only fuels suspicions that money meant to improve healthcare for ordinary Kenyans is instead being channeled into private pockets. Amenya did not hold back when exposing this scandal.
He pointed out that while hospitals like KUTRRH and MTRH struggle to receive adequate funding, a relatively smaller facility in Wajir is somehow prioritized in a manner that defies logic.
The problem is not just about Ladnan Hospital receiving funds, it is about the unfair distribution of resources that leaves major public hospitals struggling while private entities thrive at the expense of taxpayers.
Many Kenyans rely on government hospitals, yet the people in charge seem more interested in enriching themselves rather than improving medical services for the public.
The government has a duty to investigate how such a massive amount of money was allocated to a single hospital and whether due process was followed.
Amenya’s revelations should not be ignored, as they point to a deeper issue within SHA and the entire healthcare system. If a single hospital can receive 52 million in a month while major referral hospitals receive less, then something is terribly wrong.
Kenyans deserve answers, and those responsible must be held accountable. Amenya has done his part by exposing this rot.
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