Kenya: Govt Directs Employers to Ensure Employees are Registered on SHA by Oct 1

The government, through the Ministry of Health on Monday directed all employers in the country to ensure that all their employees are registered on to the new health insurance platform, the Social Health Insurance Fund(SHIF).

The government, in the directive, noted that the current health insurance scheme, the National Health Insurance Fund(NHIF) will cease to operate on September 30, 2024 as all health insurance will be transitioned to SHIF.

Employers were directed to update their systems…