•   The announcement of the proposal to eliminate NHIF payments for all employed Kenyans will take place on Friday, 20th, during Mashujaa Day celebrations. The goal of the action is to improve health care and guarantee that Kenyans would benefit from it.

A new development has surfaced as Kenyans are being informed once more about President William Ruto's intentions regarding NHIF payments.

 The government is reportedly aiming to eliminate the NHIF payment and mandate that all employed Kenyans contribute 2.7% of their gross wage to the new fund. Reports state that NHIF payments were recently expanded to all employed Kenyans.

  The announcement of the proposal to eliminate NHIF payments for all employed Kenyans will take place on Friday, 20th, during Mashujaa Day celebrations. The goal of the action is to improve health care and guarantee that Kenyans would benefit from it.

Since NHIF has been in place for such a long time and is now being eliminated, Kenyans are shocked and perplexed about what the government is up to.

Less than two weeks remained for the National Assembly and the Senate to approve the proposed National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) measures before President William Ruto officially introduced Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on Friday, October 20, 2023, during the Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kericho.

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The NHIF will undergo a significant reorganization process after the President signs the measures into law, which will result in the fund being eliminated and the Social Health Authority taking over in a 12-month transition.

"Once the Bill is passed by the National Assembly and the Senate, the Ministry, in consultation with the Board of the Social Health Authority will develop Regulations to have Kenyans contribute at a modality of 2.75 per cent capped at a minimum of Sh300 and a maximum of Sh5,000," stated Terry Rotich, a Senior State Counsel at the Health Ministry.

"The proposed Bills do not impose four taxes on us. Only once we create regulations and at a predetermined sum will Kenyans be allowed to pay to the Social Health Insurance Fund," Rotich stated.

According to Health CS Susan Nakhumicha, the proposed measures will ensure that all Kenyans have access to high-quality healthcare, in contrast to the current system which prioritizes curative care and directs people seeking care at upscale hospitals while neglecting those at lower-class facilities.