Tharaka Nithi residents to enjoy free health services

By Newsflash Reporter

The residents of Tharaka Nithi County will now access free healthcare services in all primary care networks – that is dispensaries and healthcare centres, as long as they are registered on the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) and Social Health Authority (SHA).

Announcing the directive on Thursday, 20 February, 2025, Governor Muthomi Njuki, who doubles up as the Council of Governors Health Committee chairperson, said that all residents had the right to access quality and affordable health care without paying a dime at the county’s facilities as an incentive to those that boarded the Social Health Authority train.

However, those referred for admission will have to be paid up members.

According to Njuki, the County’s residents who will also have access to a level 3 facility will not pay for outpatient services but will pay for inpatient services.

This as the county works towards ramping up registered residents to SHIF from the current 27%.