Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua pointed to
the nationwide Social Health Authority outage, now in its fourth day as of June
10, as proof of his six-month-old warning that the universal health coverage
scheme would fail.
Speaking in Nairobi, he quipped with his signature
humor: 'When Riggy G tells you your wife is expectant, start buying diapers.'
SHA CEO Mercy Mwangangi blamed a glitch with their service provider, saying it's resolved, though hospitals report ongoing disruptions leaving patients to pay cash for treatments, discharges, and even body releases.