Former SHA chief executive Robert Ingasira and Peter Abuna and Arthur Otula before the Milimani law court where they were charged with conspiracy to defraud the authority of Sh17.5 million

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Former Social Health Authority (SHA) chief executive officer Robert Ingasira is among four individuals who were on Thursday charged in court over allegations of making fraudulent claims to the national health insurer amounting to Sh17 million.

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Ingasira, who was reportedly arrested in Naivasha on Wednesday, was charged alongside Arthur Otula, Rosemary Daraja, Peter Abuna, and Archprime Medical Clinic based in Homa Bay County.

The five faced 10 counts relating to conspiracy to defraud SHA of Sh17,591,473, allegedly by submitting falsified medical claims.

According to the charge sheet, the offences are said to have taken place between October 2024 and May 2025.

The counts include conspiracy to defraud, falsification of health information, acquisition and use of proceeds of crime, uttering false documents, and misappropriation of funds.

In the first count, all the accused were charged with conspiracy to defraud, contrary to Section 317 of the Penal Code.

In the second count, Otula, Daraja, and Abuna were accused of falsifying health information, contrary to the Social Health Insurance Act, by allegedly preparing and submitting false medical documents to claim benefits.

In the third and fourth counts, Otula, Daraja, and Archprime Medical Clinic were accused of acquiring and using proceeds of crime, contrary to the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, through alleged receipt and use of fraudulent SHA payments.

Daraja, said to have worked at the clinic, faced five additional counts of uttering false documents.

She allegedly submitted falsified medical records of several patients, including Edna Dulo, Maureen Atieno, Alice Oburu, Felix Omondi, and Andrew Okaka, to SHA, claiming they were genuine.

In the final count, Ingasira was charged with misappropriation of funds for allegedly mishandling Sh17.5 million belonging to the Authority.

All the accused denied the charges.

They were released on a bond of Sh800,000 or an alternative cash bail of Sh500,000 each.