More than 350,000 Kenyans have registered for the Social Health Authority (SHA) in the past five days, bringing total registrations to 19,340,978, up from 18,988,530, the Health Ministry has announced.

Of those registered, over one million have accessed primary healthcare services since October 2024.

However, Turkana, West Pokot, and Samburu Counties continue to lag behind in SHA registration.

The ministry also noted low registration rates over weekends. "Kenya continues to make strides in strengthening public health systems and emergency preparedness.