Why State has postponed SHIF deductions to October
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Health CS Susan Nakhumicha during the launch of the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Programme for Eastern and Southern Africa. BONFACE BOGITA
The government has postponed the planned shift to the new Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) to October 1, 2024, amid challenges with the digital platform designed to support contributions and registration.
This postponement came a week after a transition committee on the Social Health Authority (SHA)—the agency created to run the SHIF and replace the present National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF)—warned in a report that a pilot run on the ICT system showed it wasn’t ready for the big shift on July 1 as earlier gazetted by Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha.
