MoH forced to suspend SHIF meeting online after Kenyans intercepted the forum
The Ministry of Health was on Friday forced to suspend its training ahead of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) rollout after Kenyans sneaked in and interrupted the session
The Ministry of Health was on Friday forced to suspend its training ahead of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) rollout after Kenyans sneaked in and interrupted the session.
The online training session which was exclusively meant for health workers was interrupted after several unauthorised Kenyans accessed the login details.
The incident occurred after unknown individuals shared meeting details including the login information such as the passcode and Identity number.
Upon receiving information about the ongoing session, curious Kenyans did not hesitate and joined the meeting in numbers, triggering concern from the trainers.
During the meeting, Kenyans were heard shouting “We reject” with some singing solidarity songs forcing the speaker to halt their speech.
Attempts to stop the authorised access to the training venue proved futile forcing the trainers to opt for an alternative online training session which also experienced a similar problem.
While defending their decision to interrupt the meeting, a section of Kenyans termed the training unlawful on claims that the new health scheme had been declared unconstitutional by the courts.
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“I have just found out that SHA training for hospitals is ongoing. The meeting is happening now. They sent login details to hospitals with NHIF, and it looks like it is an ongoing training. Meetings are on teams,” claimed a Kenyan.
“Please please share so that we can intercept and interrupt these meetings, because how is an unconstitutional thing being rolled out?” the user added before going ahead to share the details of the meeting.”
The latest incident comes a week after the Appellate Court granted the Ministry of Health the leeway to roll out the new health insurance scheme on the grounds that the new health plan was well merited.
The Court of Appeal’s decision followed the High Court’s ruling that declared the Social Health Insurance Act unconstitutional citing a lack of sufficient public participation in the fund’s establishment.
A three-judge bench comprising Justices Alfred Mabeya, Robert Limo, and Fridah Megabi ruled that the Act also contained disparities that rendered it invalid. During its ruling, the High Court granted parliament 120 days to make amendments to the Act.
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