The statutory deductions burden on Kenyan workers is set to grow even heavier if and when, as is widely expected, the Social Health Insurance Bill, 2023 is passed into law.
The Bill, which seeks to mobilise more funds for the rollout of President William Ruto’s universal health coverage (UHC) plan, has proposed a mandatory 2.75 percent deduction on workers’ monthly salaries to a board set up to replace the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF).
