Exclusive: Inside Dr Mercy Mwangangi’s first year in SHA, public backlash, fraud wars & fight to rebuild trust
From public outrage and digital failures to fraud crackdowns and billion-shilling reforms,…
How drug shortages, system failures are reversing primary healthcare gains
Despite Kenya registering 29.8 million people for free healthcare and disbursing nearly Ksh19 billion…
SHA’s biggest challenge isn’t the poor, but earners who refuse to pay
From file-opening fees to mystery charges, the confusion around what SHA covers…
Why some counties have high, others low SHA registration
The 2026 Kenya Economic Survey data shows that more women than men…
Kenya went digital with health, but did we lock patient data?
The Social Health Authority (SHA) holds data on 27 million patients across…
Public hospital board appointments: What Kenyans need to know
The Facilities Improvement Fund (FIF) Bill 2023 wants to give Kenya's public hospitals…
Kenya’s Ksh12.6 Billion Primary Healthcare Funds: A country analysis
The dispensaries that need the money most are the ones that cannot…
Why Kenya’s primary healthcare is still finding its footing
Funding shortfalls, staff and equipment shortages, drug stock-outs, lack of awareness and…
Social Health Insurance Fund is legal, emergency care a must for all, High Court rules
But Judgment faults government over rushed transition of SHIF, orders structural reforms under…
Why Kenya’s Gen Z mistrust health insurance
Gen Z consumes entertaining, authentic, and informative content, but health insurers haven't adapted their…
