TSC, SHA clash over teachers' health cover amid limited access to services

Teachers Service Commission CEO Nancy Macharia when she appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Education at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on April 15, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard ]

All teachers in the country are eligible for coverage under the Social Health Authority (SHA), just like other Kenyan workers, contributing 2.75 per cent of their salaries or income, the government has confirmed.

SHA clarified that teachers are entitled to the social health benefits package under three key funds: the Primary Healthcare Fund, the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), and the Emergency, Critical and Chronic Illness Fund.