Govt in a rush to implement more deduction this month
The government through the ministry of health is in a hurry to implement further deduction of monies from salaried employees this month even as it set minimum contribution for unsalaried individuals.
This comes a few days after the court banned the implementation of such deductions for social health insurance funds citing it is against the constitution.
All employees who are in any payroll and receive monthly salary will contribute 2.75 per cent from their salaries every month. The government has also set the minimum monthly contribution at 300 shillings mandatory for the unsalaried people.
Govt in a rush to implement more deduction this month
Under the new deductions, employed Kenyans earning a gross salary of 20,000 shillings will part with 550 shillings down from the old deductions where they were parting with 750 shillings.
Employees earning a gross of fifty thousand shillings per month will be paying one thousand three hundred and fifty shillings up from 1,200 shillings that they have been paying. Those earning 100,000 shillings will be paying 2,750 shillings up from 1,700 shillings every month.
The decision by the Court of Appeal allowed for the rolling out of the Social Health Insurance Act, 2023, the Primary Health Care Act, 2023 and the Digital Health Care Act 2023.
We think that given what has been sworn by the CS, there is a real and present danger on the health rights of countless citizens who are not party to the litigation pending before our courts, the ruling by Court of Appeal judges Patrick Kiage, Pauline Nyamweya and Ngenye Macharia said.
We are persuaded that the confusion, the lacuna and risk and harm to citizens pending the hearing and determination of the appeal is a price too dear to pay and it would have the effect of rendering the appeal nugatory.
The Court of Appeal however suspended three provisions of the Social Health Insurance Act pending the hearing and determination of the appeal.
Govt in a rush to implement more deduction this month
