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Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is making potential changes aimed at increasing the net pay to salaried employees.<\/p>\n

The changes are in accordance with various taxation laws that took effect on July 1 after the enactment of the Finance Act 2021.<\/p>\n

According to the new changes, employees are expected to enjoy 15 percent relief on their NHIF contributions coming January next year.<\/p>\n

Currently, individuals make a maximum monthly contribution of Ksh1,700 to the NHIF and will now get a relief of up to Ksh255.<\/p>\n

According to Deloitte audit firm, the move aims at motivating more Kenyans to join the state-owned insurance corporation to strengthen efforts to ensure access to universal healthcare in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe relief is bound to encourage more NHIF remittances and simultaneously aid the government in attaining its Universal Health Care Coverage (UHC) agenda,\u201d Deloitte noted.<\/p>\n

The government plans to make NHIF contributions compulsory to all Kenyans above the age of 18 to help realize the goal.<\/p>\n

The state-sponsored amendment to the NHIF Act seeks to make it compulsory for all adults to join and make a monthly contribution of Ksh500 or Ksh6,000 annually to the insurance corporation.<\/p>\n

The NHIF membership is currently compulsory to all workers in the formal sector with contributions of between Ksh150 to Ksh1,700 depending on their salary.<\/p>\n

For workers in the informal sector, it has hitherto been voluntary to join and contribute Ksh500 a month – although the agency has announced plans to have it compulsory for all adults.<\/p>\n

The new National Insurance Amendment Bill 2021, seeks to add 16 million more Kenyans to the scheme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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