Kenyans To Begin Contributing To SHIF In July 2024
Kenyans will begin contributing to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) in July 2024.
Terry Rotich, the acting corporation secretary at the Social Health Authority (SHA) on Monday said payment of contributions and access to healthcare under the scheme will commence on July 1 and not March, as announced earlier.
Ms Rotich announced that every Kenyan will be required to apply to the authority for registration as a SHIF member by June 30.
SHIF is meant to phase out the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and will scrap the current maximum of Ksh.1,700 contribution, exposing employed Kenyans to higher deductions.
Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha had said that payment to the health fund would begin in March.
Under the new insurance plan, a hous...