Kitutu Chache MP denies owning hospital, says it’s propaganda to discredit SHA critics
Kitutu Chache MP Anthony Kibagendi has denied claims that he owns a hospital, calling the accusations a propaganda campaign aimed at discrediting his vocal stance against corruption in the Social Health Authority (SHA).
Speaking in an interview on a local TV station on Thursday, September 4, 2025, Kibagendi accused pro-SHA state officials of fabricating ownership claims in order to shift public attention from deeper issues plaguing the health sector.
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“I do not own a hospital. This is just propaganda because I have been hard on them since day one. I have been consistent since we started this conversation around March or April last year,” he said.
The MP said that the false claims surfaced after he began pressing for transparency and accountability in SHA spending. He specifically cited a social media post that linked him to a facility in Migori Medina Hospital, which he insists he has no ties to.
“They came up with a story that I own a hospital in Migori. I have even forgotten the name. They used a gentleman to post it on Facebook, then pushed it into WhatsApp blogger groups. It did not work,” the lawmaker revealed.
Call for accountability
Kibagendi, a member of the parliamentary health committee, called for the full disclosure of SHA disbursements and prosecution of those siphoning public funds.
He claims that the SHA chairman, Abdi Mohamed, unlike him, has links to a hospital.
“The chairman, for sure, had a hospital which he says is sold out. But you know how people hold directorships by proxy. Unless you have something that is yours, they will continue saying things,” he said.
He further raised concerns about questionable payments made to some facilities under SHA, pointing to instances where obscure or even closed hospitals received large sums of money.
“A dispensary that was closed many years ago was cleared, painted, and flashed as though it had been operational just to justify payments,” Kibagendi said.
“We are asking how a facility like Ladnan Hospital received 66 million shillings, the same amount as Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, which sees over 5,000 patients daily,” he said.
He also questioned how newly registered facilities received more funds than many established public hospitals.
Kibagendi criticised the government’s lack of transparency, noting that efforts to investigate were stonewalled.
“When we tried to investigate, the ministry pulled down the website. The master list of hospitals and payments just disappeared,” he said.
