Detectives probe how fund workers steal cash in premiums for patients’ medical cover

National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) building.

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have launched another probe into the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) over possible loss of billions of shillings.

The probe is looking at the possible loss of premiums amounting to Sh50 billion paid to NHIF by the Treasury as capitation premiums for medical cover for civil servants, Kenya Police Service, National Youth Service and Kenya Prisons Service.