Deborah Barasa, Health Cabinet Secretary, was confused and could not explain how people in the informal sector would remit their Social Health Authority deductions. The cabinet secretary lacked clarity regarding the method of remitting contributions.
Speaking at the Parliament’s Health Committee, CS Barasa stated that individuals in the informal sector would be placed in bands, but he did not provide the specific banding segments for them.
As he explained the deductions, CS Barasa compared them to the Hustler Fund.
“We envision monthly deductions, so it would be almost similar to those who are employed,” CS Barasa said.
“Where are you deducting from?” “How are you going to deduct this amount from a lady who works in my vice chair’s shamba and earns this much?” questioned Robert Pukose, chairperson of Parliament’s Health Committee.
Robert Pukose, the chairperson of Parliament’s Health Committee, asked the question. The chairperson of Parliament’s Health Committee, Robert Pukose, chuckled.
“It will be similar to the Hustler Fund but with zero interest,” CS Barasa added. “What I can assure is that the accuracy is 95 percent.”
In a media interview, the CS was unable to explain how they determined the deduction amount per household, given that all members are self-employed rather than employed.