The High Court in Eldoret has invalidated the establishment of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Pending Medical Claims Verification Committee, citing violations of patients’ right to privacy and a lack of constitutional basis. Justice Reuben Nyakundi declared the committee, set up via Gazette Notice No. 4069 Vol. CXXVII No. 64 of March 28, 2025, "unconstitutional in its entirety."

• The court ruled that accessing identifiable patient records for claim verification breached Article 31 of the Constitution on privacy.
• The Cabinet Secretary lacked the authority to form such an ad hoc committee, according to Justice Reuben Nyakundi.
• The committee, led by James Mariro, was tasked with reviewing claims from July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2024.