Court declares NHIF pending claims verification committee illegal

Court rules that Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has no powers under the Constitution to empanel an Ad Hoc committee. [File, Standard]

The High Court in Eldoret has declared the establishment of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) pending medical claims verification committee illegal.

High Court Judge Reuben Nyakundi, in a judgment delivered on Monday, said the establishment of the committee through gazette notice dated March 28, 2025, was in contravention of Article 31 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 as read with the Social Health Authority Act.