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We smell a rat: MPs raise alarm over Sh104.8b new health IT deal

National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) building, Nairobi . [File, Standard]

Members of Parliament have raised concern over the Ministry of Health’s procurement of a Sh104.8 billion Integrated Healthcare Information Technology System (IHTS).

The system, which is a key component of the Universal Health Programme, is set to be implemented over a 12-year period with Safaricom PLC as the lead partner in the consortium responsible for the project. Its...