State threatens to shut down private hospitals in bills dispute

The Principal Secretary State Department for Medical Services Harry Kimtai during a high-level meeting on mitigation measures to address the impact of funding cuts on Kenya’s HIV response at Serena Hotel in Nairobi on March 12, 2025. 

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Private hospitals that refuse to provide health services to Kenyans will be shut down, Medical Services Principal Secretary (PS) Harry Kimtai has warned.

In an escalation of a row pitting the facilities and the Health Ministry over payment of claims by the Social Health Authority (SHA), the government has cautioned that private hospitals will suffer severe consequences for refusing to provide outpatient services to the public.

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