The Ministry of Health now says that 18.8 million Kenyans have already registered with the new Social Health Authority (SHA) scheme.
This is as of Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
From the over 8 million SHA registrations, an average of 26,000 register every weekend and about 75,000 register from Monday to Friday.
SHA is the authority mandated to manage the new Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) in a significant policy shift that intends to provide health insurance cover to over 50 million Kenyans up from the 10 million that were under NHIF.
The Ministry of Health has continued to encourage Kenyans to register with SHA in an ongoing exercise that’s being spearheaded by Community Health Promoters at the county and ward level.