The government has acknowledged a discrepancy of Ksh100 billion in the new health scheme while announcing plans to unveil a new portal for Kenyans to assess how much they will pay for Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) premiums on Friday. Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa, while addressing the media on Wednesday, acknowledged the Auditor General's report on Social Health Authority (SHA) discrepancies exceeding Ksh100 billion and insisted the issues will be addressed.
This comes as Acting SHA CEO Robert Ingasira revealed that the contributions to the scheme are being held in six bank accounts with the outgoing funds directed toward hospital payments.
According to the Director General of Health, Dr Patrick Amoth, the government is creating a more transparent and easy tool for Kenyans to use to determine how much they will pay to the Social Health Authority (SHA). Health Cabinet Secretary deborah Barasa addressing the press at Afya House, Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
Photo MoH While addressing a press conference at Afya House amid protests outside the Upper Hill offices, Amoth said the new portal will require Kenyans to log in and then input their ID card numbers to begin the computation. According to Amoth, the system will use the available data from SHA to determine how much an average person will contribute to the kitty.
