In the initial phase, the Nairobi County Government will provide health insurance coverage to 232,000 low-income households in the city.

PHOTO | COURTESY Nairobi county governor Jonson Sakaja speaking in City Hall

The County will join the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to roll out medical coverage. It will be paying sh 8,600 per month, which will allow low-income city residents to seek treatment for free, according to Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja.

On Thursday, Sakaja announced the distribution, saying there would be 50 families per polling place.

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Governor Sakaja said, "As Nairobi County, we will soon start registering the 232,000 poor households who would benefit from this cover. I have been attentively following what has been happening in other counties, particularly in Murang'a.

PHOTO | COURTESY Nairobi county governor Jonson Sakaja Sakaja stated that coverage is also for inpatient and outpatient dental, optical, and last-expense.

Sakaja stated that coverage is also for inpatient and outpatient dental, optical, and last-expense.

He said, "The final expense cash of $100,000 payable to principal member including dependents."

After being introduced in November of last year and encompassing 20,000 needy households in the County, Murang'a is one of the first counties to develop such a program.

The Kang'ata Care insurance plan covers inpatient and outpatient care and dental, optical, and final expense costs.

President William Ruto has pledged to expedite the desperately needed National Health Insurance Fund changes so that Kenyans from all cadres can benefit from the fund. Access to healthcare for all is a critical component of his platform.


To guarantee universal access to healthcare, the National Social Health Insurance Fund (NSHIF) will gradually replace the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) beginning in July of this year, according to a recent announcement by Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha.

The CS pointed out that only a tiny portion of Kenyans are members of the NHIF, depriving many of the country's citizens of access to necessary medical treatment.

Nairobi County has taken the initiative days after Kiharu member of parliament Ndindi Nyoro slashed to 1000 shillings the school fees of all-day schools in his constituency.