Police medical insurance woes persist, no solution in sight

A section of women officers during a Passing-out parade. [File, Standard]

The Rural Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) has written to its members who provide medical services to National Police Service and Kenya Prison Service members asking them to scale done the previous benefits under the officers’ medical scheme.

In a letter dated January 2,2023, and copied to the Inspector General of Police, the Chairman of RUPHA, Dr. Brian Lishenga stated that the service providers have been forced to reduce the quality of benefits enjoyed by police officer and their prison counterparts following the termination of the comprehensive medical cover with the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) for being too costly.