Gachagua Exposes Ruto’s Decision On SHA In First TikTok Live
According to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, President William Ruto turned down the opportunity to upgrade the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the new Social Health Authority.
The scheme that has Kenyans up in arms has already incurred an initial cost of around Ksh110.9 billion: Ksh6.1 billion for the SHA system and a Ksh104.8 billion contract for supporting technical infrastructure.
Speaking on a live TikTok show on Thursday morning, Gachagua revealed that under the proposed amendments to the NHIF, Kenyans would pay Ksh300 to cover the entire family.
Gachagua criticised Ruto’s favourite project, which has been plagued with issues since its introduction in October last year, calling it hasty and poorly implemented.
“According to experts, it was possible to reform and improve NHIF at a cost of about Ksh800 million,” he revealed.
William Ruto & his miscreants asked for it and people's Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua is taking no prisoners. The gloves are off ready to face off on bare knuckles. Riggy G to Ruto take a hard look at the mirror 😆
— Robert Bariu Kithinji (@robert_bariu) January 23, 2025
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The former second-in-command, who has become more vocal since his removal from power in October, questioned the need for a new healthcare system being deployed under SHA for Ksh104 billion.
According to him, Kenya Kwanza’s first objective was to lower family healthcare contributions from Ksh500 to Ksh300 while broadening coverage to include all illnesses and chronic diseases.
“The program was good in concept, but the implementation has been very wanting. It was rushed without sufficient consultation with stakeholders,” Gachagua noted.
Adding, “We wanted to reduce the monthly payments to Ksh300 to cover the whole family.”
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Salaried employees, on the other hand, are required to contribute 2.75 percent of their gross monthly pay, with a minimum contribution of Ksh300 and no maximum limit.
Non-salaried individuals, including those in the informal sector, contribute 2.75 percent of their yearly household income, with the same minimum monthly contribution of Ksh300.
Despite the criticism, Ruto remains optimistic about SHA and insists that it is effective. However, Gachagua now believes it is not too late to return to NHIF.
“The government can still revert to NHIF, which had a clear path for reform at a much lower cost,” he asserted.
Gachagua Exposes Ruto’s Decision On SHA In First TikTok Live
