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MPs reject Sh4.2b NHIF system amid corruption probe

From left: NHIF Board Chairman Michael Kamau, CEO Samson Kuhora and PS Harry Kimutai before the National Assembly Health Committee. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Legislators are now calling for the suspension of the procurement of a Sh4.2 billion biometric system by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).

The National Assembly Health Committee, during a sitting with NHIF's top officials, heard that the agency is about to replace the current system, which cost Sh1.6 billion.

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