NHIF debt Stories

Four years on: Auditor General Nancy Gathungu still locked out of NHIF claims system
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

The administrators of NHIF’s outsourced e-claims system refused to grant auditors access to log files, key records that could confirm whether medical...

From NHIF to SHA: Kenya’s struggle to overcome health insurance fraud, boost affordability
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 30, 2025

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has unearthed internal fraud schemes involving ghost services and unauthorized system access.

Kenya’s hospitals in financial crisis as only 20pc of primary health facilities get full payments
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 05, 2025

Despite President William Ruto’s public acknowledgement of the issue three months ago, the government has yet to allocate funds to clear the billions...

Health CS Aden Duale forms 19-member committee to review pending NHIF claims
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 30, 2025

The NHIF Pending Medical Claims Verification Committee will be responsible for determining the legitimacy of outstanding medical claims accumulated be...

Hospitals and insurers among NHIF creditors as debt accumulates to Sh25.8 billion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 07, 2025

A key concern raised in the report was the 2.7 million unverified hospital-related claims, making it difficult to determine NHIF's actual outstanding...

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