Nairobi, Jan. 31 -- Unscrupulous businessmen defrauded the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) of over Sh7 billion by altering claims and falsifying information in collusion with NHIF officials, MPs have revealed in their latest report.

It follows months of investigations into how four suspended rogue health facilities, including Joy Nursing and Maternity, Amal and Beirut hospitals in Eastleigh and St Peters Orthopaedics and Speciality Centre in Kangemi, preyed on unsuspecting elderly people in Meru County to siphon billions from the health insurer.

According to the findings of a detailed audit report commissioned by the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health led by Endebess MP Robert Pukose, Beirut Pharmacy and Medical ...