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NHIF cover still the most popular health insurance despite failings

National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) headquarters in Nairobi on February 9, 2022. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) remains the most popular insurance among Kenyans despite damning reports of malpractice.

Out of 26 per cent of insurance holders, at least 24 per cent of them use NHIF, according to the 2022 Kenya National Demographic Health Survey (KNDHS).

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