Many Kenyans have been left wondering whether the recent changes in the country’s public health insurance system are truly helping them, and these concerns grew louder after Kitutu Chache South MP Anthony Kibagendi shared his thoughts on the matter. He believes the newly introduced Social Health Authority is not giving citizens the same level of
Members of Parliament have raised serious questions over how the defunct National Health Insurance Fund handled millions of shillings in questionable payments, putting the new State Health Agency under the spotlight. During a session before the Public Accounts Committee, Dr. Mercy Mwangangi, the current CEO of the State Health Agency, faced tough questioning from lawmakers
When the Social Health Insurance Fund was introduced, many Kenyans were told it would change the way healthcare is delivered and finally make universal health coverage a reality. The promise was that no Kenyan would be locked out of treatment because of money. But less than a year later, the situation looks very different, and
The Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya has raised serious concerns over what it describes as an unbearable healthcare funding crisis. In a press briefing held at Lunga Lunga Square in Nairobi, the association announced a 14-day go-slow notice directed at the Social Health Authority, the Ministry of Health, and Health Cabinet Secretary
Kenya’s promise of universal health coverage through the Social Health Authority has turned into one of the country’s biggest governance scandals in recent years. Launched in late 2023 to replace the troubled National Health Insurance Fund, the SHA was meant to fix old mistakes and give citizens better access to medical care through monthly contributions.
Kenya’s Social Health Authority was introduced with the hope of fixing what the old National Health Insurance Fund had failed to deliver. The promise was to give every Kenyan access to affordable healthcare, a system that would remove the burden of expensive treatment for families and bring dignity to public health. But instead of living