By Our Correspondent, Mombasa KENYA
President
of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, in an address to the nation has called for the
halting of a raft of new rules proposed by The National Health Insurance Fund
(NHIF).
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| Kenya President, Uhuru Kenyatta |
The directive also stops the NHIF from
implementing the new packages that had taken effect on January 1, 2020.
The president explained that the move will pave
way for further consultations following public outcry.
On January 9, in a memo sent out to all
regional and branch managers, NHIF had said all married individuals would only
be allowed to enlist a single spouse and a maximum of five children as beneficiaries.
In addition to other recommendations, the new
rules would require members joining the fund to wait for 90 days before
accessing services or benefits.
Additionally, they would be required to make a
one year upfront payment within the waiting period.
On January 12, the Central Organisation of
Trade Unions (Cotu), through its deputy secretary general Benson Okwara,
demanded that the regulations be reversed terming them retrogressive and
punitive.
Murang’a Woman Rep Sabina Chege and Kiambu Member
of Parliament, Jude Njomo, also led legislators in rejecting the new
regulations.
The MPs said the rules were illegal as they had
not been approved by the parliament.
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