The protests will be allowed to proceed in select streets in the city and major towns under strict police surveillance. Today, there will be large protests across the country opposing the bill, with MPs expected to vote on it again. People DailyAuditor General Nancy Gathungu has unearthed massive irregularities in how the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIF) paid out claims to beneficiaries amounting to billions of shillings. The audit also established that there were duplicate claims for various health schemes, while surgical expenditures were made before doctors' peer review. In the report, Gathungu raised concerns about an unexplained overpayment of KSh 462.2 million on National Health Scheme Expenses.

Source: The Star June 25, 2024 10:22 UTC