Veteran obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Job Lukuru Obwaka has been charged alongside three other directors in connection with alleged conflict of interest and failure to comply with company reporting requirements.
Dr. Obwaka, who also serves as a director at The Nairobi Hospital, appeared in court together with Chris Bichange Munga Nyamaratandi, Samson Mbuthia Kinyanjui, and Valarie Akinyi Gaya. The charges were brought by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
According to the charge sheet, the four face several offences under the Companies Act, including conflict of interest by a director and failure to submit financial statements to the Registrar.
In the first count, prosecutors claim that Chris Bichange Munga Nyamaratandi, while serving as a director of Kenya Hospital Association Limited, received Sh4.8 million from Meritorious Insurance Agency. The payments were allegedly made between November 10, 2023, and March 15, 2024, while the insurance firm had a contract with the association. Prosecutors argue that the payments created a conflict between Nyamaratandi’s personal interests and those of the company.
In an alternative charge, Nyamaratandi is accused of unlawfully receiving the same amount as a benefit from a third party connected to his position as a director.
Another count involves Samson Mbuthia Kinyanjui, who prosecutors allege received Sh3,999,996 from the same insurance agency between December 23, 2024, and March 17, 2025. The prosecution says the payments created a conflict of interest while he was serving as a director of the association.
The directors are also facing several charges related to failure to file financial statements with the Registrar as required by law.
Nyamaratandi is accused of failing to lodge the company’s financial statements for the 2022 financial year by the December 31, 2022 deadline while serving as a director. He faces a similar charge for allegedly failing to submit the 2023 financial statements by December 31, 2023.
In a separate count, all four directors — Nyamaratandi, Kinyanjui, Dr. Obwaga, and Gaya — are accused of jointly failing to file the company’s financial statements for the 2024 financial year by the December 31, 2024 deadline.
Prosecutors say the alleged offences occurred while the accused were serving as directors of Kenya Hospital Association Limited, the entity that manages The Nairobi Hospital.
The four appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Teresia Nyangena, where they denied the charges. The court released them on a free bond of Ksh 5 million each.
The case is scheduled for mention on March 31, 2026.
