SHIF's low contributor rate exposes deep flaws in the plan, needs rethink

Social Health Authority Headquarters Nairobi. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

The admission by the Ministry of Health that only 3.3 million of the registered 19 million Kenyans actively contribute to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) must be a shocker to the policy and political elites of Kenya Kwanza (KK).

However, from an evidential point of view, this data is perfectly consistent with the rest of the economy.