Ksh 3.7B disbursed to settle NHIF bills owed to hospitals
The Government has released Ksh 3.7 billion to settle bills owed to hospitals by the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).
The funds were disbursed on Monday, with Ksh 1 billion allocated to the Linda Mama program and Ksh 1.3 billion to primary healthcare providers.
An additional Ksh 1.4 billion has been paid to settle defunct NHIF claims.
President William Ruto, in his address at Parliament last Thursday, stated that the new Social Health Authority (SHA) will settle all October claims by next week.
“SHA will pay all October claims in full by next week and it will continue like that going into the future,” he said.
He described the payments as part of broader efforts by his administration to stabilise Kenya’s healthcare system and ensure equitable access to services
“We are now doing the heavy lifting: clearing decade-old debts, ensuring access to medicine and equipment, and stabilising a system that had failed too many, for too long. We are building a healthcare system that serves every citizen with equity and dignity,” he added.
The government had already disbursed Sh5 billion over the past month to settle similar obligations, some of which date back over a decade.
In October, Kenya transitioned from the NHIF to the new Social Health Authority (SHA), known as Taifa Care.
