On the other hand, Enock Aura, the petitioner, argued that Kenyans were not given adequate time to express their views.
He asserted that there is no Kiswahili version of the laws, hence most uneducated Kenyans were left out of the conversation.
According to the petitioner, the High Court should have declared that no Kenyan should be registered for SHIF after they found it unconstitutional. "The arising scenario is akin to meat being declared unfit for human consumption by a duly qualified vet having rendered a verdict of total contamination, the said meat is then fed to Kenyans who objected to its stench and rot," argued his lawyer.
The National Assembly, on the other hand, noted that the new scheme has catered for emergency care and chronic illnesses which were not part of the NHIF.