A National Assembly committee has identified significant flaws within the Social Health Authority (SHA), severely impacting cancer patients' access to quality care.

• The committee found the SHA's cancer cover of Sh550,000 per year to be "grossly insufficient", highlighting a 93 percent funding gap for primary healthcare and a 98 percent shortfall for the critical illness fund.
• Key organizations involved include the National Assembly Health Committee, chaired by Seme MP James Nyikal, and the Ministry of Health.
• The report criticizes structural underfunding, delayed reimbursements, insufficient benefits compared to the previous NHIF coverage, and cumbersome administrative procedures that create "serious bottlenecks".