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Paul Muite condemns the Sh104 billion SHA software deal as "state capture," questioning its cost and opacity amid ongoing healthcare system failures.

Senior Counsel Paul Muite has launched a blistering attack on the government’s Sh104 billion software deal for the Social Health Authority (SHA), terming it a scandalous waste of public funds.
In a press briefing that has rattled the Ministry of Health, the veteran lawyer questioned the opacity of the procurement process. He alleged that the massive contract, awarded to a consortium with opaque beneficial ownership, represents "state capture in its purest form" at the expense of dying patients.
Muite argued that the SHA system remains glitchy and inaccessible to the very Wanjiku it was meant to serve, despite the astronomical price tag. "We are spending Sh104 billion—equivalent to the entire budget of ten counties—on a portal that cannot even verify a patient’s ID," he thundered.
The SHA rollout has been plagued by chaos, with patients turned away from facilities and doctors unable to access funds. Muite’s intervention adds legal and moral weight to the growing public outcry.
The Senior Counsel hinted at a public interest litigation suit to halt payments. If he proceeds, it could paralyze the government’s flagship health project. For the Ruto administration, which campaigned on universal health coverage, this is a PR nightmare that refuses to go away.
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