Nairobi, April 4 -- Kenyans will now pay 2.75 percent of their gross salaries to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) from July 1 in yet another U-turn from the date initially announced by the Ministry of Health.

The new date appears in the final Social Health Insurance (General) Regulations, 2024, which also stipulate that the registration of members to the SHIF should be completed by June 30.

Timothy Olweny, chairman of the Social Health Authority (SHA), confirmed the changes.

"Payment of contributions and access to health services under the Act and these regulations will commence on July 1, 2024," the regulations read.

"Upon the coming into force of these regulations, every person resident in Kenya shall apply to the Authority f...