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Ruto: 27 million Kenyans now covered by SHA

President William Ruto makes his  State of the Nation address at Parliament, Nairobi. November 20, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

President William Ruto says 27 million Kenyans are now registered under the Social Health Authority (SHA), more than triple the number reached by the former National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF).

He said the move signals a major expansion of universal healthcare.

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