NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 1 – Ride-hailing agency Little has partnered with Maisha Poa and BirdView Insurance to launch Mfanisi Go, a low-cost medical health insurance plan concentrating on digital taxi drivers in Kenya.
The plan gives medical cowl beginning at Sh82 per day or Sh493 per week, enabling over 150,000 drivers utilizing Little’s platform to entry healthcare providers with out upfront funds or paperwork.
Drivers will be capable to pay premiums in installments over eight months.
Mfanisi Go is underwritten by BirdView Insurance and permits policyholders to enroll as much as 5 dependents below one plan.
The cowl consists of entry to greater than 100 hospitals and clinics throughout Kenya’s main cities.
Drivers can enroll and handle their cowl instantly by way of the Little app, the place funds are mechanically deducted from their journey earnings The platform additionally includes a telemedicine choice without spending a dime digital consultations.
The new product goals to shut the medical insurance coverage hole in Kenya, the place lower than 10% of the inhabitants is roofed, notably in casual and gig economic system sectors.
