Health CS Barasa put to task over NHIF-SHIF transition

Health CS Deborah Barasa defended the new health scheme and repeatedly reiterated its importance as one of President William Ruto's flagship projects. [File, Standard]

Members of Parliament and Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa on Tuesday held a Kamukunji (informal) meeting over the new Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) following sustained criticism of the scheme by the public.

Barasa, who had appeared before the legislators to give a progress report on the implementation of the scheme, was confronted with hard questions over what has been a chaotic switch from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to SHIF, and the tragic realities of the healthcare system at the grassroots level.