Disputes and Fraud Allegations Surround Social Health Authority (SHA) - October 2025
Teachers across Kenya are demanding private health insurance and rejecting the current Social Health Authority (SHA) health cover. Despite this, President William Ruto has defended the effectiveness of the SHA scheme, stating more Kenyans are benefiting from specialized medical treatment compared to the previous NHIF system. Meanwhile, five individuals have been arrested in connection with a fraudulent SHA payment scheme. A Vihiga health center was implicated in claiming Ksh 4.9 million instead of a legitimate Ksh 18,000.
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Walimu wapinga bima ya SHA, wadai huduma binafsi ya afya
Teachers across Kenya are demanding that the government provide them with private health insurance, rejecting the current Social Health Authority (SHA) health cover. This demand comes amidst ongoing calls from Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers for independent recognition separate from primary school teachers.
Ruto asema SHA inawafaidi wakenya wengi
President William Ruto has defended the effectiveness of the Social Health Authority (SHA) insurance scheme, stating that more Kenyans are benefiting from specialized medical treatment compared to the previous NHIF system.