Govt to pay health cover for 1.5 million vulnerable Kenyans – President Ruto
The government will pay Social Health Authority (SHA) contributions for 1.5 million Kenyans who do not have the ability to pay beginning next week, President William Ruto has announced. The President said also said he would soon meet governors and MPs so that they, too, can pay f..
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Government Announces Payments for NHIF Bills and Financial Aid for Vulnerable Households - September 2025
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced that the government will clear outstanding bills owed to healthcare facilities by the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) within the next two months (12). In a separate initiative, the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) announced a Ksh294,494,400 disbursement under the Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) (24). This funding will provide Ksh2,700 each to 109,072 households in eight arid Kenyan counties to cushion them from drought and poverty (24). Furthermore, President William Ruto announced that the government will pay for the health cover of 1.5 million vulnerable Kenyans (26).
