EX-NHIF boss Simeon Kirgotty, two others arrested over Sh1.5b graft

Former NHIF CEO Simon Ole Kirgotty./FILE
Former NHIF CEO Simon Ole Kirgotty./FILE

Former

National Hospital Insurance Fund CEO

Simeon ole Kirgotty

and two others have been arrested over Sh1.5b graft probe.

Kirgotty

was arrested alongside Gilbert Gathuo (Head of ICT) and Robert Mureithi (head of Webtribe).

They were arrested in their Nairobi homes and taken to Muthaiga Police station before being transferred to DCI headquarters for questioning.

Detectives have been combing documents at NHIF on allegations of financial misappropriation with regard to a digital payment system.

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