A team that will oversee the transition from the repealed National Health Insurance Fund to the new Social Health Authority has been inaugurated.
The Transition Committee was officially inaugurated by Health CS Susan Nakhumicha on Tuesday.
The committee was appointed by CS Nakhumicha via a gazette notice on January 26, 2024.
The team, chaired by Kap-Kirwok Jason has been mandated to ensure a seamless transition from the NHIF to the Social Health Authority.
Other members of the committee include Daniel Mwai, Kipruto Chermusoi Chesang, Jacinta Wasike, Gladys Mburu and Stephen Kaboro Mbugua.
Others are Elizabeth Wangia, Christopher Leparan Tialal, Jacob Otachi Orina and Stanley Bii.
Last week, Nakhumicha said the committee had been tasked with drawing a road map on how the smooth transition to Social Health Authority will take place.
She allayed fears that Kenyans might be made to make contributions afresh once the authority takes over.
“No member who has already paid NHIF should be asked to pay afresh upon registration," Nakhumicha said.
"I know some people pay annually then it is for the transition committee and Social Health Authority to see that they convert that payment into SHA without asking the member to pay again.”
This was after reports that some Kenyans had stopped making their contributions to the NHIF over fear that their money would sink once the new authority took over.
Under the new Social Health Act of 2023, a person currently registered as a member of the repealed NHIF shall register afresh with the Social Health Authority as a member of the Social Health Insurance Fund.
