Govt to Blacklist Kenyans Without Ruto’s New Social Health Insurance From 11 Services (LIST)
Eleven essential government services will be inaccessible to Kenyans who do not enroll in the Social Health Insurance Fund, including the registration of marriages and the issuance of driver’s licenses.
As per the regulations unveiled by Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha, it will be mandatory for all Kenyan citizens to enroll in the novel health insurance scheme.
To obtain government services, including but not limited to student loans from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), employment opportunities with the government, motor vehicle registration services, and tax compliance certificates, proof of registration will be mandatory.
The list also comprised the procurement of products and services, the registration of businesses, and the acquisition of passports and travel documents.
Non-compliant individuals will also be ineligible to sell or purchase real estate, as well as obtain government subsidies and assistance.
“A public officer or public entity shall undertake such compliance checks as may be necessary including requesting a person seeking a government service in the public entity to provide their social health insurance number.
“On production of the social health insurance number, the public officer shall verify and confirm that the person’s contributions are up to date,” read the regulations in part.
To ensure proper enforcement of these regulations is not compromised, all institutions will be obligated to provide evidence that they conduct registration checks before providing services.
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Additionally, the check-before-service prerequisites will be detailed in the service charters of each institution.
“The Authority shall provide mechanisms for online or digital verification of the status of contributions on the Centralised Digital Platform.
“A person who requests information on the status of the social health insurance contribution and registration of an individual shall not use the information obtained for any unlawful purpose,” the CS added in the regulations.
Kenyan citizens will be obligated to remit monthly premiums for the insurance policy post-registration.
2.75 percent of the total monthly pay of employed Kenyans will be withheld, while residents of informal settlements will be obligated to contribute the same amount from their monthly household income.
Additionally, unemployed Kenyans over the age of 25 will be required to make a monthly payment of Ksh300.
The insurance premiums of vulnerable households will be subsidized by the government.
Govt to Blacklist Kenyans Without Ruto’s New Social Health Insurance From 11 Services (LIST)
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