President William Ruto has responded to claims by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that the Social Health Authority (SHA) will collapse within the next six months.
Speaking at State House, Nairobi on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, while hosting Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization led by First Lady Rachel Ruto, the Head of State dismissed the claims as propaganda.
Ruto claimed that Gachagua received his intel from black magic.
He added that the former Deputy President was out to spread propaganda and politicise SHA, which he reckoned was fully functional and stable.
“The other day, one of them claimed that he had intel that SHA would collapse in six months and because I am the President, I tried to investigate where he got the information from.
“Nikagundua kumbe alienda akaongea na waganga na wachawi ndyo wakamuambia hivyo (They must have got the information from witchdoctors and sorcerers),” Ruto remarked.
He also alleged that similar propaganda has been directed towards some of his administration’s projects, including the facelift of the Bomas of Kenya.
“Those same people are the ones who told us that the Bomas of Kenya had been sold to Turks. Today, Bomas will be built and completed in the next two to three months,” added Ruto.
The President also dismissed claims that the Rironi–Mau Summit road project has not yet begun, adding that his administration will surprise its opponents by fulfilling the promises he made to Kenyans, leaving them embarrassed with nothing to say.
Ruto declared that he would embarrass Gachagua and other naysayers with solid results across all projects his administration has embarked on.Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has repeatedly claimed that SHA will collapse within six months due to what he describes as massive financial strain and alleged looting. He argues that the scheme was set up as a “grand scam” to divert funds from the former NHIF.
Gachagua alleges that only KSh 1 billion was used to establish SHA, while the remainder of the KSh 104 billion allocation, or KSh 103 billion, according to him, was misappropriated.
He further claims that a consortium responsible for implementing the SHA digital system served as the conduit for the alleged diversion of funds. The firms he names include Apeiro Limited, Safaricom Kenya, and Convergence Network Solutions Limited.
In his claims, Gachagua directly links Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to the alleged scheme, stating that Duale owns a 17 per cent stake in Convergence Network Solutions through a proxy, identified as director Abdullahi Abdi Sheikh. He maintains that official company records would not reflect Duale’s involvement because proxies were allegedly used.
Additionally, Gachagua alleges that payments are being made to non-existent or “ghost” hospitals, while legitimate facilities, particularly faith-based and mission hospitals, are owed billions of shillings and remain unpaid.
However, Duale has dismissed the accusations, describing them as baseless, “wild,” and driven by tribal animosity rather than credible evidence.
