Court halts mandatory registration of school-going children under SHIF
A retired teacher is locked in a legal battle with a woman, who claims to be her daughter-in-law over the burial of a police officer, who died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Eldoret City.
In a circular on August 16, Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang directed public school administrators to ensure the registration of school-going children under SHIF.
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) argued that the circular created confusion in learning institutions and was likely to lock out minors from schools.
The government’s plan for mandatory registration of school-going children under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) has suffered a blow after the High Court temporarily stopped the process.
High Court Judge Jairus Ngaah Thursday directed the registration to remain suspended pending the determination of a petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK).
