This is despite court cases that have challenged its implementation. In Summary SHA is set to replace the now defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). It aims to ensure that every Kenyan has access to affordable and quality healthcare services. Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa during a media breakfast meeting in Nairobi on September 18,  Social Health Authority will be rolled out on October 1, the Ministry of Health has reaffirmed. This is despite court cases that have challenged its implementation. Health CS Deborah Barasa on Wednesday reassured stakeholders of the government's commitment to improving healthcare services She spoke during a media breakfast in Nairobi. Director General of Health Patrick Amoth during a media breakfast meeting held in Nairobi on September  SHA is set to replace the now defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). It aims to ensure that every Kenyan has access to affordable and quality healthcare services. The ministry of hea...

  Olweny previously served as the chairman of the Social Health Authority Board. In Summary The CS further revoked the appointment of Gitahi Githinji. Barasa said the appointment is in accordance with the Cancer Prevention and Control Act, 2012. Former social Health Authority chairperson Timothy Olweny speaking to journalists during a media engagement at a past event. Health CS Deborah Barasa has appointed Timothy Olweny as the National Cancer Institute chairperson. In a gazette notice dated September 16, Barasa said Olweny will serve in the role of the chairperson for three years effective September 17, 2024. The CS further revoked the appointment of Gitahi Githinji. Barasa said the appointment is in accordance with the Cancer Prevention and Control Act, 2012. Olweny previously served as the chairman of the Social Health Authority Board. President William Ruto appointed Olweny in the role in November 2023. Olweny is  an experienced healthcare, leadership, and management profe...

  The Controller of Budget, Margaret Nyakang'o now says her life is in danger following her expose of corruption in both the national and county governments. When she appeared before the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC), Nyakang’o explained how she feels unsafe in office following the threats. "The fact that I hold a protected office was ignored and I was abducted to Mombasa, but I'm here in the office without fear or favour. Sometimes I feel unsafe but the law has protected me. I'm here to carry out my duties under the law," she stated referring to her arrest in December 2023. At the same time, the Controller of Budget told the committee that her office is also underfunded hence hindering her duties. "The Auditor-General's office gets close to Ksh.9 billion while we only get Ksh.700 million to work with for the whole year and yet we cover the whole country. This is a big challenge to my office," she said.  On Tuesday, September...

null // Acting Police Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli (left) and Director of Directorate of Criminal Investigations Mohammed Ibrahim Amin after a meeting with traffic police commandants on the rising road accidents across the country, in Nairobi on September 17, 2024. Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli has fired a warning shot to traffic officers taking bribes on Kenyan roads. He was speaking Tuesday at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Training Academy in Nairobi after a meeting with Regional Traffic Enforcement Officers from across the country. The meeting discussed how to address rising road accidents that have seen tens of lives lost leaving families in anguish. Masengeli said some road users are to blame for the accidents but admitted that some officers have not been playing their role and instead solicit bribes from motorists. The acting IG said bribery of traffic officers was to blame for the rise in accidents this year. Masengeli revealed th...