Posted 11/28/2023, 2:31:27 AM
Judge Blocks Ruto's Mandatory Health Insurance Plan Over Privacy and Access Concerns
- Justice Chacha Mwita halted President Ruto's plan to implement mandatory Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF)
- SHIF would require all Kenyans to contribute 2.75% of income, with minimum of Sh300 for unemployed
- Lawyer argued SHIF denies services if not registered, violates privacy by digitizing children's data
- Section makes government services contingent on SHIF registration, called unconstitutional
- Justice blocked implementing Social Health Insurance Act, Primary Health Care Act, and Digital Health Act