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Outrage over SHA policy on teenage mothers

Social Health Authority building in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

The announcement by Social Health Authority Chief Executive Officer Robert Ingasira that teenage mothers will have to pay for insurance premiums has elicited mixed reactions.

Ingasira revealed that expectant teenagers would be subject to a means-testing to determine if they require financial assistance from the government or not.

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