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Safaricom, AG urge court to dismiss petition against SHIF

By Nancy Gitonga | Oct. 21, 2024

**Social Health Authority building in Nairobi.** [File, Standard]

Attorney General Dorcas Oduor, Safaricom, and the Senate have urged High Court to strike out an application seeking to halt implementation of Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF).

In response to a lawsuit filed by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah and two others, the AG, Senate along with Safaricom Limited, which is leading a three-member consortium in the Sh104 billion project contends that the plea to suspend the initiative is premature and overtaken by events.

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