Kenyan Authorities Address NHIF Debt, Unclaimed Assets, and New Standards Bill - October 2025

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale informed MPs that the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) left hospitals with Sh10 billion in debt. The Cabinet plans to prioritize settling Sh5.3 billion of these debts, focusing on claims under Sh10 million per facility. Separately, the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) warned institutions of an October 31st deadline to remit an estimated Sh5 billion in unremitted assets. UFAA Chairman Njenga Kigo announced that audits will begin in November, with hefty fines threatened for non-compliance. Additionally, the government has introduced the Standards Bill, 2025 to the National Assembly’s Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives. This landmark legislation aims to modernize consumer protection laws by replacing the five-decade-old Standards Act.