Nairobi governor Sakaja announce health insurance cover for 232,000 vulnerable residents
The Nairobi County Government is set to introduce health insurance cover for vulnerable residents in the county targeting 232,000 in the first phase.
Governor Johnson Sakaja announced that the county will partner with the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to roll out the medical cover, paying Sh8,600 monthly to enable unprivileged residents to access treatment free of charge.
“I have been keenly observing what has been happening in other counties, especially in Murang’a, and as Nairobi County, we will soon start registering the 232,000 poor families which will benefit from this cover,” Sakaja said.
Sakaja said the cover will cater for both inpatient, outpatient, dental, optical and last expense adding that the distribution will be 50 households per polling station.
Access to affordable healthcare is part of President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza manifesto committing to implement the Universal Health Coverage.
