SHA Transition: Former NHIF staff redeployed across public service

All employees of the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) who were not competitively recruited into the Social Health Authority (SHA) have now been redeployed across the Public Service. Information from one of the affected employees confirms that the redeployment exerc..

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All former National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) employees not recruited into the Social Health Authority (SHA) have been successfully redeployed across the Public Service. This concludes the transition from NHIF to SHA, fulfilling a promise of no job losses.

Redeployment exercise concluded on Monday, 3 August 2026.
Affected staff are deployed to various ministries, departments, and agencies, retaining their remuneration under “personal-to-holder” terms.
This redeployment fulfills a promise made by President William Ruto and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei.