Social Health Authority Stories
KNCHR warns many Kenyans remain locked out of healthcare despite a Sh138.1 billion health budget and the SHA scheme, citing detained patients, low enr...
A KNCHR report shows 2,848 rights complaints in Kenya, with healthcare, food, housing and education leading concerns and unmet socio-economic rights l...
Kenyan MPs have invited bids for private medical insurance for themselves and their families, bypassing the SHIF scheme they publicly praised, raising...
The Public Service Commission has extended for six months the temporary deployment of over 1,400 former NHIF staff to the Social Health Authority, ami...
Kenya and the US have signed a Sh220 billion health cooperation and data sharing deal. Officials say only anonymised, aggregated data will be shared u...
A National Assembly Health Committee report finds unpaid claims, IT outages, and governance gaps are undermining Kenya’s Social Health Authority and s...
Teachers will start using the new Social Health Authority cover from December 1, 2025, with TSC and SHA assuring uninterrupted treatment and wider acc...
Two petitioners argue that the shift could compromise the welfare of over 400,000 teachers, exposing them to risks such as lapses in cover, denial of...
The President explained that the expanded cover is part of the government’s wider plan to secure stronger financial protection for people battling lon...
A major focus of the review is the oncology package, which is currently capped at Sh550,000.
Legislators expressed concern that the transition to SHA has created gaps in maternal healthcare, exposing women to unlawful confinement.
Ruto also urged Kenyans to register with the Social Health Authority (SHA) to benefit from free outpatient services available in public, private, and...
According to the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Health, weak mechanisms for identifying and enrolling the poor have forced patients to...
The looming transition has sparked anxiety within the teaching fraternity, with unions demanding a full breakdown of how the new scheme will operate.
As of November 2025, the CS noted that 27.2 million Kenyans had successfully registered under SHA, representing more than half of the country’s popula...
Aden Duale noted that maternal and newborn services were among the worst affected as public hospitals scaled down operations during the industrial act...
As the Linda Mama programme fades and hospital fees surge, thousands of expectant mothers in Kenya’s poorest communities are being priced out of safe...
The suspects are currently being held at Marimanti Police Station, pending arraignment. Authorities said investigations are ongoing to identify any ac...
The three, together with Archprime Medical Clinic, are further charged with acquiring and using proceeds of crime in violation of the Proceeds of Crim...
Detectives say the suspects, including former SHA bosses, conspired with clinic owners to siphon millions through falsified medical claims.
Under the new framework, SHA has put in place a comprehensive household coverage model that ensures vulnerable families can access a wider range of es...
During a comprehensive oversight visit, the committee assessed public hospitals to evaluate staffing, infrastructure, and resource management across L...
The MPs were alarmed by the unexplained variance of Sh77.6 million between the amount spent on legal fees and the value of cases pursued.
Despite being operational for over a year, SHA continues to face recurring operational and policy problems that are overwhelming healthcare providers.
The senators said the situation has created a financial strain on counties, forcing some facilities to delay procurement of essential drugs and medica...
Duale, appearing agitated, warned that he would not allow members to “extort or blackmail” his ministry.
The SHA Board said the appointments aim to ensure continuity of operations and enhance oversight as the Authority implements its mandate of providing...
SHA also announced plans to meet representatives from the Kenya Network of Cancer Organisations (KENCO) next week to explore ways of improving support...
SHA Chief Executive Officer Mercy Mwangangi said patients should ensure their visits are accurately logged in the system on the day services are recei...
The initiative, introduced by Governor Irungu Kang’ata, aims to support 20,000 households by providing free medical services in the county’s public ho...
