The High Court has refused to hear a case challenging the mandatory 2.75 per cent Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) deductions because the same issues are already being dealt with in other ongoing court cases.
In his decision on Monday, Justice Chacha Mwita struck out a petition filed by four doctors who contested the legality and fairness of the SHIF contribution system.
The petitioners raised multiple constitutional concerns in the SHIF deductions, including alleged violations of privacy, equality, and property rights.
They challenged the mandatory registration of every Kenyan into SHIF and the 2.75 per cent of the gross income. The petitioners, all voluntary National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) members, raised multiple constitutional concerns, including alleged violations of privacy, equality, and property rights.
