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Solve SHA system failings better for Kenyans to buy in

Grace Njoki Mulei overcome by emotions after spending the night at Capitol Hill Police Station, Upper Hill on January 24, 2025 after she was arrested at Ladnan Hospital. [Kanyiri Wahito Standard]

When the Social Health Authority (SHA) was introduced to replace the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), it was sold to Kenyans as the government's ultimate solution to Kenya's ailing healthcare.

It was to ensure all Kenyans, including the very poor would access quality healthcare at an affordable cost. But the new system has faced several challenges with thousands of patients unable to access treatment in several hospitals including the Kenyatta National Referral Hospital.

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