The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has filed criminal charges against several directors linked to Kenya Hospital Association Limited, the body that runs The Nairobi Hospital, citing alleged financial irregularities and conflicts of interest.
According to the charge sheet, Dr. Chris Bichange Munga Nyamaratandi and Dr. Samson Mbuthia Kinyanjui are accused of receiving millions of shillings from Meritorious Insurance Agency, a company contracted by the hospital association, in what prosecutors allege constituted conflicts of interest and unlawful receipt of benefits.
In the first count, Nyamaratandi faces charges under Section 146(1) and 146(12) of the Companies Act for conflict of interest, allegedly receiving KSh 4.8 million between November 10, 2023, and March 15, 2024, while serving as a director of the association. He is also charged under Section 147(1)(a) and 147(5) of the Companies Act for accepting benefits from a third party in a manner that conflicted with his fiduciary duties.
Similarly, Kinyanjui is accused of conflict of interest by a director after allegedly receiving KSh 3,999,996 from Meritorious Insurance Agency between December 23, 2024, and March 17, 2025, during his tenure as a director.
In addition to the conflict-of-interest charges, prosecutors allege that Nyamaratandi, Kinyanjui, alongside Job Lukuru Obwaga and Valarie Akinyi Gaya, failed to comply with statutory financial reporting requirements. Dr. Obwaga is specifically accused of not lodging the hospital association’s 2022 and 2023 financial statements with the Registrar of Companies, while all four directors allegedly failed to submit the 2024 financial statements.
The alleged offences are reported to have occurred at Nairobi Hospital, raising concerns about governance and financial management at one of Kenya’s leading healthcare institutions.
The case is expected to proceed in court as the ODPP continues its investigation into the hospital’s administration and financial practices.
