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  • Corruption Kingpin? KNH Ex-Boss Kamuri’s Sh229 Million Empire Crumbles as Court Freezes His Assets

    Corruption Kingpin? KNH Ex-Boss Kamuri’s Sh229 Million Empire Crumbles as Court Freezes His Assets

    Anti-graft agency unearths massive unexplained wealth trail leading to suspended hospital chief accused of plundering oxygen tender

    The walls are closing in on suspended Kenyatta National Hospital Chief Executive Officer Dr. Evanson Njoroge Kamuri after the High Court froze a staggering Sh229 million worth of assets suspected to be the spoils of brazen corruption at Kenya’s largest referral hospital.

    In a damning order that strips bare the alleged financial impropriety at the heart of the country’s healthcare system, Justice Lucy Njuguna has given the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission the green light to pursue the forfeiture of properties, treasury bonds, and bank accounts linked to a man who was supposed to heal the nation, not bleed it dry.

    The frozen loot includes prime landed properties in Kitengela and Ngong valued at Sh130 million, treasury bonds worth Sh55 million, and a cool Sh44.5 million sitting pretty in six different bank accounts.

    For a public servant entrusted with running a national hospital, the numbers don’t just raise eyebrows—they scream corruption.

    At the center of this financial scandal sits a botched medical oxygen plant tender that has all the hallmarks of the procurement rot that has become Kenya’s national shame.

    The EACC investigation reveals that Dr. Kamuri allegedly orchestrated an elaborate scheme involving Biomax Africa Ltd, irregularly executing multiple addendum contracts that violated every rule in the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act.

    The oxygen tender, initially valued at Sh443.6 million, became Dr. Kamuri’s personal cash cow.

    Investigators allege he abused his office by approving and authorizing a payment of Sh290 million to Biomax Africa Ltd for what turned out to be a substandard oxygen-generating plant that failed to meet even basic tender specifications.

    The plant, meant to save lives at KNH, instead became a monument to greed and incompetence.

    But here’s where the plot thickens: EACC investigators discovered that Sh114.4 million mysteriously found its way into Dr. Kamuri’s personal bank accounts.

    When confronted, the suspended CEO scrambled to explain away his newfound wealth, managing to satisfactorily account for assets worth Sh237 million out of an initial Sh446 million the anti-graft body had targeted.

    That still left a gaping hole of Sh229.4 million that he couldn’t explain away with any legitimate income source.

    The commission’s investigators also have their sights set on a second tender involving the installation of an Enterprise Resource Planning system at the hospital, suggesting the oxygen plant scandal may just be the tip of a much larger iceberg of corruption.

    Dr. Kamuri’s letter of June 26, 2025, attempting to explain his wealth clearly wasn’t convincing enough for EACC, which concluded that there was an evident disproportion between his known legitimate sources of income and the assets he had accumulated.

    In Kenya’s corruption lexicon, that’s code for: “Show us the money trail, or we’re taking it all back.”

    The temporary injunction issued by Justice Njuguna will remain in force until September 11, 2025, giving the EACC time to file formal forfeiture proceedings.

    The commission has made it clear that if any of the assets have been wasted or are unavailable for forfeiture, they want Dr. Kamuri to pay the government the equivalent value in cold, hard cash.

    This case is yet another indictment of how Kenya’s public healthcare system has been turned into a feeding trough for corrupt officials who see tenders not as opportunities to serve Kenyans, but as personal enrichment schemes.

    While patients die from lack of oxygen in understaffed wards, hospital bosses allegedly pocket millions meant to save lives.

    The Kamuri case also exposes the mockery of due process in public procurement. How does a CEO single-handedly execute multiple contract addendums in violation of procurement laws? Where were the oversight mechanisms? Who was watching the watchman?

    For Dr. Kamuri, the oxygen tender that was supposed to help KNH breathe easier may end up suffocating his financial future.

    As he fights to keep his unexplained millions, Kenyans are left wondering how many more Dr. Kamuris are lurking in the corridors of our public institutions, turning critical tenders into personal ATMs while the country gasps for air.

    The court will make a final determination on the forfeiture proceedings, but one thing is already clear: the evidence against the suspended KNH boss looks as damning as the allegedly substandard oxygen plant he approved payment for.

    Justice, like oxygen, is a necessity, not a luxury. And Kenyans are watching to see if it will finally be delivered.

  • Revealed: How Besieged KNH CEO Kamuri Tried To Hide Stolen Hospital Cash In Secret Girlfriends Accounts

    Revealed: How Besieged KNH CEO Kamuri Tried To Hide Stolen Hospital Cash In Secret Girlfriends Accounts

    The walls are closing in on Dr. Evanson Kamuri, the embattled Chief Executive Officer of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), as explosive details emerge of a sophisticated scheme to stash ill-gotten wealth in the bank accounts of secret lovers and close associates.

    In a twist to an ongoing corruption saga, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) have uncovered evidence suggesting that Kamuri, allegedly funneled stolen hospital funds into accounts held by unsuspecting or complicit confidantes, including a woman identified as Jacqueline Kavete Mbuli.

    The Mystery of the Sh4 Million ‘Stranger’ Account

    On Friday, April 4, 2025, High Court Judge Lucy Njuguna extended a preservation order freezing Sh4 million held in a Standard Chartered Bank account under Mbuli’s name for an additional six months.

    The funds, deposited in May 2024, are at the heart of a forfeiture suit pitting the EACC against Kamuri.

    In a bizarre turn of events, Mbuli has disowned the cash, claiming she has no knowledge of its origins or any connection to the KNH CEO.

    She told the court that upon noticing the unexpected deposit, she alerted the bank on May 24, 2024, requesting a reversal, but the bank declined.

    Kamuri, however, insists the money is legitimate—proceeds from his salary and private dermatology practice—and has fought to have the freeze lifted, arguing it has plunged him and his family into financial hardship.

    The EACC, undeterred, contends that the funds are part of a larger web of corruption, with investigations ongoing into whether they were siphoned from KNH through illicit means.

    Justice Njuguna ruled in favor of preserving the funds, stating, “There is absolute need to prevent the dissipation of assets under investigation… The preservation order will serve public interest.”

    But who is Jacqueline Kavete Mbuli, and how did Sh4 million land in her account?

    Sources close to the investigation hint at a deeper, more personal connection.

    Insiders tell Kenya Insights that Kamuri maintained a network of secret girlfriends, leveraging their accounts to obscure the trail of looted hospital funds.

    Mbuli’s swift disavowal raises questions: Was she an unwitting pawn, or a willing participant now distancing herself as the heat intensifies?

    A Pattern of Deception: Rose Njoroge and the Inner Circle

    The EACC’s probe has cast a wider net, ensnaring other alleged accomplices, including Rose Njoroge, KNH’s Director of Chain Management. Described by sources as Kamuri’s “office wife,” Njoroge is believed to be a key orchestrator in the procurement irregularities that have bled the hospital dry.

    The duo is accused of manipulating tenders worth Sh634.5 million, irregularly awarded to companies linked to Kamuri, such as Biomax Africa Ltd. for a medical oxygen generating plant and another for an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

    Whistleblowers within KNH paint a damning picture of Kamuri’s reign, alleging he exploited his authority to extract sexual favors from junior female staff in exchange for promotions and perks like international seminars.

    These favored subordinates, some speculate, may have been unwitting conduits for laundering cash, their loyalty bought with career advancement. As one source put it, “Kamuri ruled KNH like his personal fiefdom—money and power in one hand, women in the other.”

    The Frozen Fortune: Sh48.5 Million and Properties

    This isn’t Kamuri’s first brush with frozen assets.

    Nine months ago, on June 3, 2024, the High Court, under Justice Esther Maina, froze Sh48.5 million across seven bank accounts—Sh41 million at Housing Finance Company (HFC), Sh3.1 million at National Bank, and Sh4 million at Standard Chartered—alongside six parcels of land in Kirinyaga, Kajiado, and Nairobi.

    The EACC argued then, as now, that Kamuri’s wealth, estimated at Sh800 million, far exceeds his legitimate income, pointing to a “significant disproportion” indicative of graft.

    The June freeze followed Kamuri’s arrest on May 22, 2024, after EACC raids on his homes and offices uncovered evidence of a Sh634.5 million fraud scheme.

    Despite his claims of powerful protection—reportedly name-dropping Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua—Kamuri’s once-impenetrable shield has crumbled, leaving him exposed as investigations deepen.

    A Family in the Crosshairs

    Kamuri’s wife, too, finds herself ensnared in the fallout. Properties jointly held with her husband are under scrutiny, with the EACC poised to attach them if proven to be proceeds of crime.

    The CEO’s pleas of “extreme hardship” ring hollow against the backdrop of a hospital struggling to serve Kenya’s most vulnerable, its coffers allegedly plundered to fund his lavish lifestyle.

    The EACC, bolstered by the FRC’s anti-money laundering expertise, is unrelenting.

    Investigator Paul Mugwe has emphasized that the frozen funds will serve as critical exhibits should criminal charges be filed.

    Justice Njuguna acknowledged the toll of prolonged probes, noting they could “drain and depress” subjects, but stressed the balance between individual rights and public interest.

    “Should the money be transferred pending investigations, the exercise would be rendered academic,” she ruled.

    Meanwhile, a separate preservation order on a Stanbic Bank account holding Sh1.1 million was lifted, a small reprieve for Kamuri amid mounting pressure. Yet, with the EACC promising to issue notices demanding he explain his wealth, the noose tightens around the besieged CEO.

    A Hospital Betrayed

    As Kenyatta National Hospital grapples with this scandal, the human cost is stark. Patients languish in underfunded wards, a crisis worsened by the alleged looting of public resources meant to save lives. Kamuri’s fall from grace—once a celebrated dermatologist turned hospital chief—serves as a chilling reminder of how power can corrupt even the noblest institutions.

    For now, the secret girlfriends, the frozen millions, and the shadowy tenders tell a tale of greed unchecked.

    But as the EACC digs deeper, one question looms: How many more layers of this scandal remain buried, and who else will be dragged into the light?

  • EACC Freezes Sh28M In KNH’s Boss Evanson Kamuri Accounts Over Corruption

    EACC Freezes Sh28M In KNH’s Boss Evanson Kamuri Accounts Over Corruption

    In their investigation against Dr. Evanson Njoroge Kamuri, chief executive officer of Kenyatta National Hospital, detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission conducted a raid on the hospital’s offices.

    Additionally, the commission was able to get court orders freezing his Housing Finance bank accounts holding Sh28 million. The CEO allegedly obtained the funds from the hospital through corrupt means, according to the detectives.

    Allegations of Sh634,465,000 corruption at KNH have Dr. Kamuri under investigation. On Wednesday morning, the sleuths raided Kamuri’s office and made off with a trove of documents, catching many by surprise.

    While he has been released by the detectives after being held briefly, the commission has announced the commencement of investigations into the accusations including alleged abuse of office, engaging in conflicts of interest, and irregularly awarding tenders to companies linked to him.

    The institution’s overall operations have been impacted by the stalemate between Kamuri and some of the directors. Despite being the largest referral hospital in the region, KNH has fallen short in providing services that meet its requirements.

  • KNH Woes Blamed On CEO Kamuri’s Mismanagement As Staff Deaths Increases

    KNH Woes Blamed On CEO Kamuri’s Mismanagement As Staff Deaths Increases

    So the issue of lack of oxygen in KNH, that was previously highlighted, is now taking a new turn. Everyone in the hospital is complaining and questioning why the situation has to exist in KNH at a time like this when oxygen is highly needed the most in the hospital. Staff continue to die in large numbers still. “The management remains arrogant about the happenings. It’s only God who can help at this stage.” Says staff talking to Kenya Insights.

    According to information received from the staff, some of the key issues crippling the National Hospital.

    Three issues unfold:

    a. Doctors’ strike

    There has been misreporting by KNH management to paint a bad picture to the doctors who are pursuing their masters in UoN, and study as they work in KNH. Senior doctors in the hospital are unhappy with how the institution is run. Some have even resigned.The CEO takes issues so personal and arrogantly and if he happens not to like you, or if you seem firm in your doings then he starts to fight you from nowhere. He is currently running the institution as his own house where no one should query anything and if you do then he assumes you don’t want to support him. He’s been heard severally saying so loudly that nothing can be done to him na mkitaka endeni mahali mnataka. He once told doctors to go to hell with their complaints.

    “For those who may not be aware, Kamuri has three wives, THREE girlfriends,  and several clandes, all of them employees of KNH, which could be the reason why he sometimes mistakes the hospital for his house/bedroom. The numbers increase every time there is an employment opportunity in KNH.” Letter to Kenya Insights reads.

    “He micro manages HR and supplies departments to a point where the people incharge of the dockets are just puppets and toys who just act according to the instructions from THE MIGHTY. Several senior doctors have been threatened and others demoted just because of their stand in quality service delivery and firmness on how things should be done. The boss thrives in shortcuts.” It continues.

    The truth of the matter is the doctors have been having meetings to see how KNH can improve their services and find a way out on how the issue of lack of oxygen which has increased deaths so abnormally can be sorted. They blamed the management for the increased deaths and advised them to take proper measures so as to make sure that the issues don’t continue. The management instead turned against them and immediately and arrogantly terminated their contracts without even following the HR procedures. This is the same thing that happened to madam Mugambi, the former director of nursing who disagreed with him and was dumped to the ministry among others. It’s the trend.

    b. Lack of a Board of Management

    KNH currently doesn’t have a board of management. The term of the previous board members expired and they are yet to be replaced. It’s only the chairman who is in office since his term started later than the others. This has brought a serious gap in the management since there is no one to oversee what these cartels are doing. The chairman of the board has been termed as a weak one and one who cant querry anything.

    “He sees and hears what is happening but does totally nothing. At this time the business is taking up more hospitals so that the pool of money to fetch from is increased. The union also is quiet and in sleep mode.” Reads the long complaints.

    c. Lack of insurance cover for staff

    KNH has currently lost many staff to covid. A bigger reason being the issue of lack of oxygen. Even with this, HR and the management are acting very insensitive and inhumane. When the dependents ask for compensation, they are told to wait. Since the start of July, the dependents whose relatives have died cannot and have not been compensated. Two months down the line and to add salt to the injury, they are told by HR that they don’t know when the payment can be done since the hospital doesn’t have insurance cover for the staff. This has been the highest level of negligence. On enquiring further, you are told procurement has not awarded the tender and so there are no insurance covers. This is the third month of such and every day those guys are buying new cars and houses without minding the most sensitive matters of staff and patients honestly. At this point it’s only God who can help.

    The arrogance and ignorance is majorly because they enjoy protection from the ministry bosses. Procurement department now says they are handling the matter and reliable sources have informed staff that the matter of insurance has a corruption case that is under investigation and the management is busy lobbying and dishing money to silence the case. Every employee is worried about what could happen to them or their dependents incase of the worst.  Procurement and HR departments are the worst run in KNH. Because that’s where all the loopholes exist. They’ve made sure they don’t follow the law. Kamuri is the law. Karma will hit them the worst.