All Pending Claims to Be Paid Next Week – Ruto Tells Hospital Owners

President William Ruto announced that the government will pay all October pending bills owed by the Social Health Authority (SHA) to hospitals by next week.

Speaking during the State of the Nation address in Parliament on Thursday, November 21, Ruto revealed that Ksh3.7 billion would be disbursed on Friday, November 22, while the rest of the amount would be released by next week.

President Ruto reiterated that the government had also disbursed Ksh5 billion to settle the historical debts owed to public, private, and faith-based medical facilities.

He attributed the debts accumulated by the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to misalignment between contributions made by Kenyans and the actual cost of healthcare provided by hospitals.