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Otieno's criticism comes amid renewed scrutiny of the SHA system following an Auditor-General's report that raised concerns about how the technology was procured and whether the expenditure represented value for money
The President explained that his administration had undertaken major reforms to transform the country’s healthcare system, including increased financing, digitalisation, expanded community health services, improved medicine supplies and strengthened emergency care
Abdullahi said counties had deployed more than 107,800 community health promoters through a 50-50 financing arrangement between the national and county governments.
The President said expanding the ambulance network will ensure emergency medical services are available to all Kenyans, regardless of their location, and eliminate gaps that have affected access to urgent care.
Addressing concerns over the service charge, Duale said the fee is neither arbitrary nor open-ended. He cited the Digital Health (Data Exchange Component) Regulations, 2025, which require users of the shared health information system to pay a service fee prescribed under the law.
The notice is directed at non-salaried households registered under SHA, including farmers, traders, boda boda riders, casual labourers, domestic workers and self-employed Kenyans. These groups are required to register for the health insurance scheme in line with the Social Health Insurance Act and its regulations.
The suspects were charged following investigations launched after the SHA lodged a formal complaint, prompting a forensic audit that uncovered widespread irregularities in claims submitted by several contracted healthcare providers.
The President's remarks drew laughter after he humorously urged men to slow down on making their partners pregnant, even as he reassured families that the government was increasing investment in maternal and reproductive healthcare
Speaking on Radio Generation on Monday, Kang'ata said witnessing how sickness affected his own family while growing up inspired him to find a sustainable way of protecting poor households from catastrophic healthcare costs.
Speaking during a Radio Generation interview on Thursday, the first-term lawmaker said the projects reaffirm his commitment to improving healthcare, education, infrastructure and livelihoods for residents as he prepares to seek a second term in the 2027 General Election
The President made the announcement on Tuesday during a breakfast meeting with the Harambee Starlets and Junior Starlets, who recently qualified for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) and the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup respectively.
The new unit, located at the Level 5 hospital in Umoja II, Embakasi West, is part of Nairobi County's efforts to strengthen specialised healthcare services and reduce the need for patients to seek treatment at facilities outside the city.