SHA: 32 million registered, Sh203.7bn collected over 19 months
Key points
- SHA CEO Mercy Mwangangi said 32 million Kenyans are registered under the Social Health Authority.
- Over 19 months, Sh203.7 billion was collected and Sh178.4 billion paid to healthcare providers across four funds.
- SHIF collected Sh151 billion since October 2024 and paid Sh134.7 billion to providers.
- PHC Fund (Treasury-financed) received Sh27 billion vs Sh1.8 billion under the previous government; SHA paid Sh23 billion from it; 10m+ Kenyans use free Level 2–3 primary care.
Thirty-two million names on the register and Sh203.7 billion collected — that is the scale Social Health Authority CEO Mercy Mwangangi put on Kenya’s new health financing stack at a Media Town Hall, Eastleigh Voice reported.
Over the past 19 months, SHA says Sh178.4 billion has been paid to healthcare providers through four funds. The Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), fed by monthly contributions since October 2024, has collected Sh151 billion and paid Sh134.7 billion. “SHIF will succeed in this country if we all contribute and put money into it. If you are not contributing, then you do not benefit,” Mwangangi said.
Primary care as 70 per cent of the disease burden
Primary healthcare remains central: more than 10 million Kenyans access Level Two and Level Three services without paying at the facility. The Primary Health Care Fund, financed directly by Treasury, has received Sh27 billion compared with Sh1.8 billion under the previous government, and SHA has paid Sh23 billion from it to providers. Mwangangi argued PHC investment covers about 70 per cent of the disease burden and lets registered Kenyans “walk in and out and get treatment.”
Health desk: Health. Related: SHA hub where available. Verified headcounts and shilling flows from Eastleigh Voice; independent audit of claims turnaround was not in the same package.
Patients will trust SHA when hospitals stop demanding cash at the gate and when informal workers can actually pay without crushing penalties. Registration totals are only the first scoreboard.
Parliament and counties should publish facility-level payment arrears beside the national Sh178.4 billion headline so the gap between paid and owed stays visible.
Based on Eastleigh Voice reporting of SHA CEO remarks. Figures are official SHA claims pending independent verification.
