Hundreds of former NHIF employees remain unpaid and without confirmed placements months after their deployment following the transition to the Social Health Authority.
A section of the SHA building located at Upper Hill in Nairobi, March 5, 2025. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]
A section of former employees of the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) is yet to be placed in respective institutions and enrolled in the payroll.
The fate of the more than 800 employees remains in the balance.
The employees were deployed to respective ministries by the Public Service Commission (PSC), following the establishment of the Social Health Authority (SHA).
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