Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested Harun Liluma over alleged fraudulent activities linked to the Social Health Authority (SHA).
In a statement issued on Friday, February 27, the DCI confirmed that Liluma, an interdicted staff member of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), was apprehended on Thursday, February 26, as part of ongoing investigations into suspected irregularities affecting the health agency.
He is expected to be arraigned before the Milimani Law Courts, where he will face charges of conspiracy to defraud, abuse of office, and computer fraud.
Harun Liluma Nabbed in Probe Into Social Health Authority Scam. Photo: Courtesy.
Liluma’s arrest follows the approval of charges by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), led by Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the ODPP indicated that the decision to charge him was reached after reviewing investigation files submitted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), covering the period between January 28 and February 24, 2026.
The DPP also sanctioned the prosecution of owners of eight health facilities implicated in alleged fraudulent claims.
Those set to be charged include Mohammed Kulow Ali and Hassan Adan Ibrahim, proprietors of Danaba Care Hospital, who will face counts of conspiracy to defraud and operating an unlicensed health facility.
Former directors of Kamishawa Medical Center Kamsia Hassan Kala and Hawa Alinoor Malo are also expected to face charges of conspiracy to defraud, running an unlicensed facility, and obtaining money by false pretences.
Meanwhile, Ibrahim Rashid and Ahmed Mohamud Adan, proprietors of Kaafi Nursing Home, will be charged with obtaining money by false pretences and operating an unlicensed health facility.
Other suspects expected to be formally charged as investigations progress include Naima Sheikh Ali, Abdihakim Sheikh Ali, Adan Abdikhaliq Abdullah, Ali Edin Ibrahim, Ismail Omar Mohammed, Mohamed Mohamud Sheikh, Ali Ahmed Adan, Mohamednoor Ismael Omar, Mohammed Kulow Ali, Hassan Adan Ibrahim, and Yussuf Siat Jelle, all of whom are set to face prosecution in connection with the ongoing probe.
