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LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY – WHERE KENYA’s HEALTHCARE PROBLEMS RESIDE

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The fundamental problem with many health and education projects in Kenya is not lack of ideas, lack of money, or even lack of infrastructure. The problem is leadership philosophy. SERVANT LEADERSHIPA government committed to servant leadership begins with one question:“How do we improve the lives of citizens?”But many of the systems created in Kenya today […]

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REJECTING THE MISLEADING SHA “EQUITY” NARRATIVE

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As was expected SHA have responded to the #ErrorByDesign feature by Africa uncensored. Here is my take The statement issued by the Social Health Authority (SHA) on means testing is selective, misleading, and divorced from the broader fiscal reality facing Kenyans. 1. The “Punishing the Poor” Narrative is Incomplete and Politically ConvenientSHA argues that NHIF

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REJECTION OF THE QUALITY HEALTHCARE AND PATIENT SAFETY BILL, 2025

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I firmly oppose the Quality Healthcare and Patient Safety Bill, 2025 and calls upon Parliament to reject it in its entirety. This Bill does not solve a problem in the health sector. Instead, it creates duplication, expands bureaucracy, and imposes an additional financial and regulatory burden on already overstrained healthcare providers. 1. DUPLICATION OF EXISTING

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Protecting Patient Confidentiality in Health Insurance Claims

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POLICY BRIEF Issue The Social Health Authority (SHA) has directed hospitals and doctors to attach theatre notes of surgeries to claim forms for reimbursement. While intended to verify claims, this directive breaches patient confidentiality, contravenes Kenya’s Data Protection Act (2019), and violates international medical ethics. Concerns• Excessive Disclosure: Theatre notes contain sensitive, detailed medical information

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ON SHIF, EXCLUSION OF KENYA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IS NOT WISE

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Eleven months into the SHIF Bill became the Social Health Insurance Act (SHA) on October 2023 the Kenya Medical Association board position in the Social Health Authority remains unfilled. I have a few assumptions as to why. The Kenya Kwanza (KK) government is very allergic to contrary opinion. Beyond SHA we have witnessed clamping down

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