SHA to have Access to Citizen Data in Several Government Databases
According to media reports, the Social Health Authority (SHA) will soon
have access to various databases, including mobile money transactions,
Kenya Power payments, KRA records, National Transport and Safety Authority
(NTSA), the immigration department, the Kenya Agricultural Management and
Information System (KIAMIS), Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS),
Hustlers Fund, the Insurance Regulatory Authority, and the Communications
Authority for mobile phone data.
This initiative aims to ensure fair contributions and increase the average
monthly premiums paid by self-employed Kenyans to KSh880.
SHA’s new algorithm under development will use data triangulation from
these databases to improve the accuracy of means testing. Deputy President
Kindiki has instructed SHA to deploy the new algorithm by February 28.
