COTU: Resist veiled attempts to kill NHIF through an amendment bill

Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

President Moi left us with a functioning health system and a highly effective education system. It is sad that over the years, these two have been downgraded to deplorable and sorry status.  

In 2012, whilst representing workers in the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) board, I opposed the implementation of the new membership contribution rates on the basis that as constituted then, NHIF did not have capacity to manage huge funds from increased contributions.