Taifa Care to Cover 650,000 Tea Farmers to Boost Rural UHC
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 19, 2025
Kenya’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) dream is picking up pace, and this time, it’s taking root in the rich, green highlands where tea farmers wake up before sunrise.
In a landmark meeting held earlier today, the Chairman of the Social Health Authority (SHA), Dr. Mohammed Abdi, and the CEO, Dr. Mercy Mwangangi, engaged the Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) to onboard more than 650,000 smallholder tea farmers into the government’s flagship health insurance program – Taifa Care.
This move is more than symbolic. It’s a transformative, strategic push into rural Kenya . . .
