You're lying about cause of SHA hiccups, Omtatah tells CS Barasa

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah raised questions about the lack of a transitional period from NHIF, yet the new digital system would take up to two years to set up.

The government has been faulted for blaming hiccups experienced in the roll-out of the new medical scheme to Sh30 billion debt owed to hospitals by the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF).

The Health Cabinet Secretary and Principal Secretary yesterday told the court that the government was committed to settling the debt to streamline services under the Social Health Authority (SHA).