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Kiambu Afya-NHIF sign deal to improve access to healthcare

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Governor Kimani Wamatangi (centre), NHIF Chairman Michael Kamau, among other leaders, during the launch of Kiambu Afya healthcare scheme at Kirigiti Stadium on October 12, 2023. [Fidelis Kabunyi, Standard]

Struggling to provide for his family of six while working as a casual labourer in the smallholder tea farms in Githunguri, Kiambu county, Joseph Njoroge faced the daily challenge of putting food on the table and providing healthcare for his loved ones.

The escalating healthcare costs left him constantly in a dilemma, often compelling him to seek assistance from friends when his children fell ill.

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