Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has clarified the government's termination of the EduAfya medical insurance scheme for all public secondary school students, replacing it with the Social Health Authority (SHA) benefits package.
Speaking before the Senate on Wednesday, May 14, Duale explained that this programme, which lapsed in December 2023, faced significant challenges, including fraud, misuse, and double payments for single treatments. According to Duale, these problems were linked to the NEMIS, which was used to manage the programme.
He added that if the Senate wanted specific details, he could provide the names of institutions involved in the fraud. "Hon Speaker, this scheme was all out through the National Education Information System (NEMIS).
Several challenges were found in that system: fraud, misuse, and double payments, which led to the halt of the institution arising from a single treatment," he said.
