Data from the Social Health Authority (SHA) shows that Kenyans have embraced the new universal healthcare scheme, President William Ruto has said.
The President said 23.3 million Kenyans have already registered with SHA, with 93,251 registering on Monday June 9, 2025.
The figures also show that 10,884 means-tested members paid their monthly premiums, contributing Ksh48.9 million, while 2,946 Kenyans enrolled in the Lipa SHA Pole Pole programme on the same day.
The President said the numbers can be attributed to the success stories citizens are telling about SHA.
“Kenyans have started to see that SHA is paying bills for people around them,” he said.
He made the remarks when he hosted more than 600 African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA) leaders at State House Nairobi on Tuesday June 10, 2025.
President Ruto said SHA is now touching the lives of many Kenyans and assured Kenyans that the provision of healthcare will only get better.
“In the next one year, fundraisers for medical bills will reduce. People will no longer sell property to pay medical bills,” he said.
At the same time, the President said the bold and necessary decisions taken by the government in the past two years to stabilise the economy are now paying off.
He said the country’s economy is now on sound footing and on the path to economic takeoff.
He cited recent International Monetary Fund statistics showing that Kenya has risen from the 8th to the 6th largest economy in Africa.
“This would not have been possible without bold leadership,” he said.
President Ruto noted that the country’s inflation has reduced from 9.6% in 2022 to 3.8% in 2025.
On agriculture, the President said he removed the subsidy on maize and instead invested in subsidising production.
Meanwhile, the President explained that the government is nurturing a national savings culture, pointing out that Kenyans are now saving 6 per cent of employee incomes, up from KSh200.
He said between the time of independence and 2023, Kenyans had saved KSh320 billion. But since 2023, the country has saved KSh280 billion.
“In two years, we will have doubled the money we collected in 60 years,” he said.
He said his administration is implementing key national development priorities that previous governments failed to deliver, citing affordable housing and universal healthcare.
The President reiterated his commitment to uniting all Kenyans, saying unity remains his top priority. He urged Kenyans not to fall for propaganda aimed at tarnishing the country’s image.
