A medic attends a child at the paediatric stabilisation ward within the Lodwar County Referral Hospital in Turkana, Kenya.
“This new scheme will be less burdening and people-centred. Kenyans will now access quality care without a strain on their income,”required to contribute 2.75% of their salariesHealth activist Dominic Oreo has filed a petition in a Nairobi court, challenging the legislation. He wants the court to declare it null and void.
on Kenyans who are already burdened with taxes and deductions from the Ruto regime, including the newly created housing levy.Kenya: Ruto sacks top health officials for alleged connection to mosquito net tender scandal Atellah fears that the scheme might not be implemented, considering this is the fourth time the authorities are trying to implement a universal healthcare programme.health experts say financing remains the biggest hurdle, but lack of doctors and the high cost of medication are among the challenges that have prevented Kenya from attaining universal health coverage.
Kenyans are worried about how the old scheme will cross over to the new one. Before this new scheme, Kenyans paid a monthly contribution of between Sh150 and Sh1,700 to NHIF, with reports of funds being lost“I don’t want my wife to suffer. I will take her to a private hospital. I don’t trust what the government is promising us,” he says.that he is worried that the extra money Kenyans are paying in taxes might end up in the wrong hands.