Nakhumicha became the CS for health in 2022 and had been spearheading the implementation of the Social Health Insurance Fund Act 2023 (SHIF), a tendentious programme that has been one of the antecedents of youth-driven protests that have placed Kenya on the global map.

Like a stinker that seemed to follow her, the project was declared "null and void" by the constitutional court on July 12th, barely a day after the cabinet was sent packing.