Auditor's report queries Sh2.2b health insurance police cover

Some of the 298 police cadets match past the dais during the pass-out parade presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta at Kenya Police College in Kiganjo, Nyeri county on January 20, 2022. [Mose Sammy, Standard]

The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) agreed to cover the police for Sh5.8 billion less than what was quoted, a report by the Auditor-General shows.

The latest report for National Government, Ministries, Departments and Agencies for the 2020-21 year questions why NHIF agreed to offer the cover for Sh2.2 billion.