President William Ruto has affirmed that the new Social Health Authority (SHA) health insurance scheme is a superior replacement for the previous Linda Mama program. He stated that the new initiative, also called Linda Jamii, was designed from lessons learned from Linda Mama and is "obviously better". The President's comments were a response to his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta. In a related statement, it was claimed that the Uhuru administration left behind a fictitious Ksh.5.6 billion debt related to the Linda Mama program. President Ruto has emphasized the benefits of Linda Jamii, framing it as a significant improvement in national healthcare.
President William Ruto has responded to his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, affirming that the new Social Health Authority (SHA) health insurance scheme is superior to the previous Linda Mama program.