The high court has issued an order to stop the implementation of three laws introduced by President William Ruto. This includes the Social Health Insurance Fund suspension until February 2024.
The orders cite three laws that were recently appended by President William Ruto. They include: Social Health Insurance Act, Primary Health Care Act, and the Digital and Digital Health Act.
This directs the government through the Ministry of Health to stop any efforts aimed towards implementing the laws until the case is heard and determined on February 7th 2024.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union went to court and obtained an order that directs to put a stoto the implementation of the laws. This was on grounds of negative effect on the health sector.
Justice Chacha Mwita in his statement said that the acts remain suspended till February.
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“A conservatory order is hereby issued restraining the respondents, their agents, or anyone acting on their directives from implementing and enforcing The Social Health Insurance Act 2023, The Primary Health Care Act, 2023, and The Digital Health Act, 2023 until 7th February 2024.”
The court order directed that:
- Pleadings be served immediately
- Respondent responds within 7 days after service.
- Respondents to have 7 days to file and serve written submissions to the petition not exceeding 10 pages.
This comes after President William Ruto said that his government will do everything possible to reduce the health burden. This they said will be achieved through the new Social Health Insurance Fund.
The Social Health Insurance Fund will replace the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to ensure effective and timely health services to kenyans. The Social Health Insurance Fund Suspension coming at a time kenyans were complaining of huge taxation through these funds.