President William Ruto has taken issue with Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata over the county's relatively low enrolment in the Social Health Authority (SHA) platform.
Speaking during the Murang'a Investment Forum held on Friday, June 13, the President cited statistics showing a disappointing uptake of the SHA scheme in the county, and announced plans to dispatch a team from SHA and the Ministry of Health to carry out sensitisation campaigns. "Out of the 1.5 million people in Murang'a, only 283,000 have registered for the Social Health Authority (SHA) scheme," Ruto revealed.
The statement was initially met with applause from attendees, seemingly unaware of the implications of the figures.
Ruto, noting the misplaced reaction, went on to lay bare the reality on the ground.
