President William Ruto has refuted claims that the Kenyan government spent Sh104 billion on the Social Health Authority (SHA) system.
Speaking in Malava, Kakamega, during the burial of late MP Malulu Injendi on Tuesday, Ruto stated that no government monies will be used to pay for it, with the exception of the service facility charge.
He explained that the system is operated by a partnership of technological businesses that will prevent fraudulent claims, as was the case with NHIF.
The President stated that with the NHIF, about 40% of the funds raised were lost to unscrupulous persons who made bogus claims and were compensated.
He assured that this would not happen under his watch. “Because we want to sort out the problem of fraud of the past. Money that was collected by NHIF was stolen by fraudsters through fraudulent claims which claimed almost 40% of the money that was being raised by NHIF,” Ruto said.
“That will not happen as long as I’m president. That is why we said we are going to have a consortium of technology companies that is going to make sure there are no fraudulent claims in SHA.He added;
“They are going to make sure that system is not paid for by the government of Kenya. It will be a fee-for-service facility that will make sure we protect citizen’s contribution.” He went on to claim that people who criticize the system are brokers.
Ruto stated that they are the ones sponsoring reports about the SHA system not working. He insisted that there was no going back.
“Those complaining are people who have been stealing from us, they don’t want a system that works because they want to continue stealing from us.”
According to Auditor General Nancy Gathungu’s report, private individuals control the Sh104 billion system that stores Kenyans’ health data.
The investigation determined that the escrow agent designated by both parties is projected to collect Sh111 billion in ten years.
According to the audit report, the consortium collects 2.5 percent of all member contributions, 5% of health facility claims, and 1.5 percent for track and trace solutions.
Further, the government is prohibited from developing another similar system to compete with the SHA system.
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