Help sort out mess at NHIF, Kemsa - Savula tells state

Kakamega Deputy Governor Ayub Savula has asked the national government to act swiftly and sort out the crisis at the National Health Insurance Fund(NHIF).

Savula who was speaking during the launch of the Kakamega County Health Fund 2023 at Bukhungu stadium on Wednesday also took a swipe at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority asking the president to streamline it.

He reiterated that patients were not able to get medical services from private facilities because NHIF has not paid them.

“Here in Kakamega the county government is doing its best to put up health infrastructure in our county and subcounty hospitals but we are having a problem with the NHIF card, many patients are turned away from private hospitals because they have not been paid by the NHIF,” he said

Savula urged Health Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai who was present at the function to help sort out the crisis in the national insurance agency.

“You should restructure NHIF so that when governors put structures to enhance the infrastructure down here, people can get NHIF services,” Savula said.

The DG also lauded President William Ruto’s government for the crackdown at Kemsa.