NHIF in Sh1.2bn court dispute with quantity survey firm

The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is locked in a legal dispute with one of its contractors over a Sh1.2 billion claim related to quantity surveying services offered for a proposed resource medical centre in Karen, Nairobi.

The State corporation on August 25 filed a suit at the Milimani Law Courts challenging the jurisdiction of Kairu Bachia as the sole arbitrator on grounds that there was no arbitration agreement between them and Ujenzi Consultants.