Sirisia Member of Parliament Peter Salasya has revealed plans to table motions to repeal the Social Health Insurance Authority (SHA) and the new university funding as part of rescuing Kenyans from what he terms as 'unnecessary schemes'.
In an exclusive interview with Kenyans.co.ke, Salasya said he would be seeking to petition the National Assembly's support to return the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and abandon President William Ruto's SHA. "If we want to be fair, we must recall it (SHA) and reinstate the NHIF, and then we can improve it," he said during an appearance on the Why It Matters podcast.
The scheme has 19 million Kenyans registered so far, but only 3.3 million Kenyans are contributing regularly.
According to Salasya, the scheme has failed, and giving it more time is simply playing with the lives of Kenyans. "The system is not going to work because the system has been taken over by cartels," Salasya said.
