The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Aden Duale, has welcomed newly recruited officers to the Social Health Authority (SHA), a move aimed at bolstering the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

• SHA has already collected Ksh 142.8 billion, transitioned 29.8 million Kenyans, and paid Ksh 109 billion in claims, despite operating with limited staff.
• Key figures involved include CS Aden Duale, SHA CEO Dr. Mercy Mwangangi, and SHA Chairperson Dr. Abdi Mohamed.
• The newly recruited officers are tasked with scaling up revenue collection, ensuring employer onboarding, strengthening claims management, and improving administrative efficiency.

Senior Economic Advisor David Ndii asserts that the government-to-government (G-to-G) petroleum deal was crucial in preventing the Kenyan Shilling from depreciating to Ksh180 against the U.S. Dollar.

• The G-to-G arrangement, implemented in 2023, significantly reduced the demand for U.S. dollars to finance fuel imports, thereby easing pressure on the country's foreign exchange reserves.
• A critical factor was avoiding a potential default on the Ksh320 billion Eurobond that matured in June 2024.
• David Ndii, President's Chief Economic Advisor, highlighted that without this deal, the Shilling would have fallen dramatically, potentially leading to default.