The NHIF amendment bill is part of Government of Kenya plan for achieving UHC. The goal of the UHC program is to provide health care for all based on need-not on ability to pay. One of the proposals in the 2021 NHIF amendment bill stipulates that all Kenyans must be registered under NHIF in the new UHC program. However, when this news broke in mid-February, there was sceptical coverage from the media, and they balked. Much of the uproar was in response to mandatory NHIF enrolment is not popular. Many Kenyans believed that it’s unfair to require all households, including the poor, to pay the premium. The concerns raised by Kenyans warrant reflection. This article therefore, assesses the feasibility of the amendment to achieve UHC. In their analysis, the author looked at the key elements of the proposed legislation that relate to the question of equity.
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