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Social Health Authority is a big let-down

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Social Health Authority (SHA) registration desk at Hospital Mutuini in Dagoretti Sub County, Nairobi on January 31, 2025.

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group
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By  The Watchman

Nation Media Group

Exclusionary demand • The Social Health Authority is a big let-down, says Mark M. Kithokilo. “The new requirement that the non-salaried members must pay the full annual subscription to receive health services is uncalled for! When was the constitutional public participation done on this one? And where are the mama mboga expected to get the lumpsum from?” His contact is [email protected].

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Heartless • Watching the grieving face of the father of teacher Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody, “must have been quite painful even for the heartless police”, says Taabu Tele. “Shame on these murderers! They have just shamelessly borrowed the fatal impunity from their political bosses and extended the extrajudicial killings menace to the villages!” His contact is [email protected].

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Corruption • Could the never-ending renovations of official government residences, including the State House and lodges, be the new avenue to siphon public funds? wonders Jim Webo. He poses: “Aren’t there more pressing needs such as medicines, especially vaccines for newborns in public health centres? Can’t the repairs of these mercurial buildings on which hundreds of millions are being splashed wait?”

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Power woes • A Kenya Power customer in Ganjoni, Mombasa, Shaileen Shah, is appalled at power supply inefficiencies. “My voltage guards have gone red and fridges and internet connections are not functioning due to voltage fluctuations despite many complaints. Can the utility find a lasting solution to the problem?” Shaileen’s account is No. 13388826, email: [email protected].

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Mad rider • Nairobi resident Saleem Malik says “a mad motorbike rider has in the past few months been trying to break the sound barrier” on the Ngong and King’ara roads. “He does this every weekend at night, perhaps after getting high on high-octane fuel in a nightclub. Lately, he rides on Sunday morning to overcome his hangover, and is scaring children in our compound.” His contact is [email protected].

Have a sane day, won’t you!