Kenyans risk blacklist from 11 Gov’t services, failure to acquire the new Social Health Insurance
Kenyans risk blacklist from 11 government service, this is according to the regulations published by Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha, where it will be a mandate to enter the new health insurance
Proof of social health Insurance will be prompted when accessing government services such as student loans from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), government jobs, motor vehicle registration services, the acquisition of tax compliance certificates, passport and travel document acquisition, registration of businesses, and procurement of goods and services.
Notably, those without the Insurance will be barred from buying and selling property and getting government assistance and subsidies.
The statement read,”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,” they added.
As a means of enforcing the above, all institutions will be required to prove that they indeed checked if someone is registered before offering the services.
The statement read,”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,”read part of the statement.
Upon registration, Employed Kenyans will be required to pay 2.75 per cent of their gross monthly pay whereas Unemployed Kenyans who are above the age of 25 years will also pay Ksh300 monthly.
However, Vulnerable families will have their insurance paid for by the government.
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