Informal sector leads in non-remittance of SHA contribution

Health CS Adan Duale (centre), PS Ouma Oluga (left) and Director of Medical Services Patrick Amoth when they appeared before the Committee on Delegated Legislation Chaired by Samuel Chepkonga at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on April 22, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Despite the Ministry of Health claim of registering 50,000 Kenyans daily to Social Health Authority (SHA), actual remittance of deductions remains low among those in informal sector.

Caped at 2.75 per cent, it emerged that only 437,000 households in the informal sector are up-to-date, in remittance of their monthly contributions as provided for in the laws.