In kenya corruption is life,the only skill not taught in school but highly practised by plenty of graduates.This is how public officials are enriching themselves using the poor man’s sweat daily.
Earlier on in what irked Kenyans, it was revealed that Contributors to the national health insurer may have lost Sh2 billion through online payment system JamboPay, driving Kenya’s top crime buster George Kinoti and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji to seek the prosecution of the scheme’s top bosses for allegedly blocking investigations.
DPP Haji instructed Alexander Muteti one of his assistants to ask Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi not to let National Health Insurance Fund Chief Executive Geoffrey Mwangi and Finance Director Wilbert Kurgat free without depositing at least a Sh50 million bond.
Investigators had tried to get payment vouchers and other documents related to the case but Mr Kurgat failed to co-operate, leading the police to conclude he was acting on instructions from Mr Mwangi
Another current shocking revelation is that former National Hospital Insurance Fund CEO Simeon ole Kirgotty and two others have been arrested over Sh1.5b graft probe.
Kirgotty was arrested alongside Gilbert Gathuo (Head of ICT) and Robert Mureithi (head of Webtribe).
They were arrested in their Nairobi homes and taken to Muthaiga Police station before being transferred to DCI headquarters for questioning.
The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) announced it will from January go paperless in an ambitious plan to cut down on fraudulent claims that have cost it millions of shillings. Once implemented, contributors to the the Fund will be expected to receive claims faster.
A pilot project of 180 health centres was completed in June and the fund plans to roll it out countrywide.
NHIF staff have for the last six months been undergoing ICT training to ensure the project goes seamlessly, with more than 3,200 of the 5,000 hospitals accredited by the fund fitted with biometric kits.
Over the years, manual filing and claiming has left the insurer exposed to fraud, with insiders often working with unscrupulous individuals to siphon funds.
Several investigation agencies are currently looking into possible fraud within the country’s largest health insurer.
The e-claims is just one of the solutions put forth in the report to try and curb leakages from the insurer. NHIF boasts of seven million contributors, with an annual contribution of some Sh25 billion.
Do you think that all the embezzlement sagas in NHIF have been exposed or some are still underlying?