Posted 1/19/2024, 12:51:00 PM
Kenyan Court Lifts Ban on Controversial Healthcare Levy, But Concerns Remain Over Costs and Spending
- Kenyan Court of Appeal lifts ban on controversial Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) healthcare levy
- SHIF seeks to provide affordable healthcare to all Kenyans, replacing existing National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF)
- Many see SHIF as an unpopular new tax, aggravating cost-of-living crisis and fueling protests
- Critics fear SHIF will spend funds on admin like NHIF, leaving little for healthcare
- Court suspended sections requiring mandatory registration to SHIF, but levy expected to raise costs for workers