Healthcare — SHIF / NHIF
The transition from NHIF to SHIF: who pays, who is covered, what is still broken.
Afya — SHIF / NHIF — Mpito kutoka NHIF hadi SHIF: nani analipa, nani anafunikwa, na bado kuna nini.
- The Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) replaces the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) under the Social Health Insurance Act, 2023. — Social Health Insurance Act, 2023
- SHIF contributions are 2.75% of gross monthly salary (no cap), versus NHIF's banded model that capped at KES 1,700/month. — Ministry of Health
- The transition has been contested in court; the Health Committees in both Houses have held public sittings on roll-out delays. — Hansard
The story so far
Kenya's health-insurance regime is being rebuilt. The Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) — created by the Social Health Insurance Act 2023 — replaces the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) that has served Kenyans since 1966.
The transition affects who pays, who is covered, and which facilities accept the insurance card. Roll-out has been bumpy: court challenges, registration delays, and disputes over which services SHIF covers compared with the NHIF scheme it replaces.
Parliament's role is two-fold: oversight of the Ministry of Health's implementation, and amendments to the SHIF Act and its regulations. This page tracks both — the Hansard contributions, committee sittings, and any further Bills that change the scheme.
What Parliament is doing about it
No parliamentary documents are linked to this topic yet.