Court declines to suspend 2pc SHA claims deduction over filing defect

Justice R. Nyakundi said the court could not consider the petitioners’ request for conservatory orders because the Notice of Motion was not accompanied by a properly filed and sworn supporting affidavit...

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The High Court in Vihiga has declined to halt deductions of a 2 percent HIMS System Utilization Fee from healthcare providers' claims payable to the Social Health Authority (SHA). The court cited a procedural defect: the absence of a supporting affidavit in the petitioners' application.

2 percent HIMS System Utilization Fee deduction by the Social Health Authority (SHA).
Petitioners, led by Dr Magare Gikenyi Benjamin and Eliud Matindi, challenged the fee's legality and lack of public participation.
The court granted petitioners seven days to regularize their application by filing a supporting affidavit.