A Nairobi court has ruled that former National Hospital Insurance Fund CEO Richard Kerich and four others charged with defrauding the institution of Sh116.9 million have a case to answer. In the submission, the Director of Public Prosecutions had asked the trial court to find the accused persons with a case to answer for the several graft charges they face. They were charged in connection to the provision of a medical scheme for civil servants and disciplined services awarded to Meridian Medical Centre ltd at a cost of Sh116.9 million. Meridian was among 173 facilities that responded to an advertisement by NHIF calling for proposal for provision of outpatient services to civil servants. “The involvement of the second accused (Chacha) only came later on, that is, post the fact of selection of the sixth accused (Meridian) as a medical service provider and contracting.

Source: The Star June 11, 2021 11:24 UTC