The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has charged eight suspects and a health facility for defrauding the Social Health Authority (SHA) of Ksh 7 million.
The eight are accused of altering health documents before receiving the said amount from SHA.
“The accused persons, namely Markdhillion Mutsotso, an employee of St. Mark Orthodox Health Centre Limited; Sammy Otieno; Patrick Kanya, Directors at Jambo Jipya Medical Clinic; Faith Chepkurui, Co-Director at Jambo Jipya Medical Clinic; Steven Okinyi and Justine Baraka, both clinical officers; Pauline Wanjiru, a nurse; Naida Mbeyu, a receptionist at Jambo Jipya Medical Clinic; and Jambo Jipya Medical Clinic 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.
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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 Ksh. 2,032,680 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.
Separately, Mutsotso is charged with conspiring to defraud SHA of Ksh. 5,128,400 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 when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina,” said DPP
The suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges and were released on Ksh 600,000 bond each. The case will be mentioned on 21st October 2025 for further directions.
