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Why health scheme is on its deathbed

Social Health Authority building in Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Barely a year since its implementation, the Social Health Authority (SHA) is already facing an existential crisis, amid reports that it is struggling to stay afloat.

The scheme, which central to President William Ruto’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda, is collecting significantly less revenue than anticipated and is failing to meet patient needs or settle hospital bills.

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