Nearly 24 million Kenyans have signed up for Taifa Care (SHA) barely eight months after its launch, outstripping the 9 million who ever held an NHIF card.
The determine got here from Monday’s Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) assembly in Karen. Members credited an aggressive joint drive by nationwide and county groups for the surge.
Taifa Care is the federal government’s flagship common well being plan. A method take a look at units month-to-month contributions, letting a boda boda rider in Nakuru pay lower than an accountant in Nairobi, whereas each get entry to main clinics and specialist care.
“The IBEC famous the exceptional registration of over 23.9 million Kenyans onto Taifa Care … and recommended the Ministry of Health and the Council of Governors for his or her coordinated efforts,” the council stated.
| Scheme | Registered members |
|---|---|
| NHIF (defunct) | 9 million |
| Taifa Care (June 2025) | 23.9 million |
IBEC additionally accused some ministries and counties of sitting on employees deductions meant for the brand new Social Health Insurance Fund. That delay blocks civil servants from getting remedy. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki instructed the assembly the National Treasury would audit laggards.
Cash circulate to counties
Treasury has wired Sh387.6 billion of this 12 months’s equitable share to devolved models, with one other Sh30 billion due by Friday. Governors accredited a pending-bills motion plan geared toward unclogging stalled county initiatives tied to unpaid suppliers.
