{
  "id": 16449345,
  "title": "SHA to Resume Verification of NHIF Claims Worth Sh10 Million and Above",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/sha-to-resume-verification-of-nhif-claims-worth-sh10-million-and-above",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T07:59:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/sha-to-resume-verification-of-nhif-claims-worth-sh10-million-and-above/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Social Health Authority (SHA) plans to resume verifying pending NHIF claims worth Sh10 million or more, given to healthcare facilities through the now-defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), on October 26, 2026. SHA's CEO, Dr Mercy Mwangangi, informed Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 healthcare facilities of the upcoming visitations in a notice dated October 25. Mwangangi requested healthcare providers to prepare pertinent documentation to streamline the process, stating, \"Prepare and make available relevant claims records, invoices, evidence of services rendered and other supporting documentation.\"\n\nThe verification exercise aims to address outstanding claims that were inherited from NHIF following its dissolution and the transfer of its liabilities to SHA. At the time of NHIF's winding-up, it held Sh33 billion in unfulfilled hospital claims. SHA, as the legal inheritor of these debts, committed Sh4 billion towards settling the first category of verified NHIF legacy debts. This sum covered approximately 91 percent of all NHIF-contracted healthcare institutions. To date, SHA has processed and disbursed these funds in four installments to 3,527 eligible healthcare institutions. However, claims surpassing Sh10 million will continue to undergo verification by a specialized audit committee. The government intends to seek extra budgetary support from the National Treasury to aid in the systematic repayment of the remaining outstanding claims.",
  "summary": "The Social Health Authority (SHA) will resume the verification of pending claims worth Sh10 million and above owed to healthcare facilities under the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) on October 26, 2026. In a notice issued on Sunday, October 25, SHA Chief Executive Officer Dr Mercy Mwangangi informed Level 2, Level 3 and Level [...] The post SHA to Resume Verification of NHIF…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "SHA resumes verification of pending NHIF claims worth Ksh10M and above",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/sha-resumes-verification-of-pending-nhif-claims-worth-ksh10m-and-above",
        "published": "2026-10-25T07:37:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}