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Lawmakers raise fresh concerns with SHA as non-contributors rise

Whereas 18 million people have registered with the Social Health Authority, only 4 million are currently contributing.

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by JULIUS OTIENO

Realtime19 March 2025 - 06:52
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(From right) Health PS Harry Kimtai with CS Deborah Barasa and PS Mary Muthoni in Parliament /HANDOUT

Parliament has raised concerns about the sustainability of the new health programme, even as senators pressed the agency’s ‘absentee’ CEO and senior ministry officials for answers.

In a report tabled in the Senate, lawmakers have questioned how the Kenya Kwanza administration plans to sustain the ‘expensive’ programme amid a massive financing hole.

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