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Explained: Kenya's New Mandatory Health Insurance for All Incoming Visitors
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Kenya Makes Ksh6.5 Million Health Insurance Cover Mandatory for All Foreign Visitors
Nancy Osumba August 2, 2026

Anyone planning to visit Kenya will now be required to have mandatory inbound travel health insurance with a minimum coverage of US$50,000 (about Ksh6.5 million). The new requirement was announced through a Special Issue of the Kenya Gazette published on July 30, 2026, under the Social Health Insurance Act, 2023 and the Social Health Insurance

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A photo collage of former DP Rigathi Gachagua and the SHA building. PHOTO/Gachagua X/The Standard.
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Govt Responds to Gachagua’s Claims that SHA is Collapsing
Nancy Osumba March 30, 2026

The government, through the Ministry of Health, has pushed back against claims by former Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua that the Social Health Authority (SHA) is on the verge of collapse, insisting that the national health scheme remains stable and fully operational. Responding to Gachagua’s warning, Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale dismissed the claims,

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