Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has urged health facilities and other stakeholders to meet the October deadlines for migrating to the Health Management Information System (HMIS) and completing the latest Social Health Authority (SHA) provider contracting cycle.
The HMIS transition is expected to be completed by October 30, 2026, while the 2026–2029 SHA provider contracting exercise, known as HAKIKA, is scheduled to close on October 14.
Duale made the call during a consultative forum attended by health provider associations, SHA, the Digital Health Agency (DHA), national referral hospitals, regulators and other players in the health sector.
The discussions focused on progress in the system migration, provider registration and challenges that facilities may face as they move to the new arrangements.
Duale said the transition should not disrupt services, assuring patients that they would continue receiving treatment during the process.
He also said correctly submitted claims through the existing provider portal would continue to be processed and reimbursed in line with the applicable requirements.
The HAKIKA contracting framework and its electronic contracting platform were introduced after the first SHA provider contracting cycle for 2024–2026 was completed.
The latest exercise follows the publication of the new provider contract on September 8, as well as regional sensitisation programmes and consultations with health sector stakeholders.
Thousands of Facilities Complete Migration
The Digital Health Agency reported that 6,427 public health facilities had migrated to the new system.
A further 38 private facilities have been certified by the agency, while 38 out of 518 faith-based facilities have completed the transition.
The DHA will continue working with health provider associations and other stakeholders to monitor progress and help facilities complete the process before the deadline.
The forum also discussed regulatory and operational concerns arising from the new contracting cycle, with participants considering ways to address implementation challenges.
The migration is guided by the Health Act and is intended to improve the management of health information and patient records.
The system is also expected to make claims processing more transparent and efficient while helping to prevent fraud in health financing.
Among those who attended the forum were SHA Chief Executive Officer Dr Mercy Mwangangi, DHA’s Eng. Anthony Lenayara, Kenya Healthcare Federation’s Dr Anne Musau, SUPKEM’s Dr Hussein Iman, KAPH’s Dr Eric Musau, CHAK’s Dr Chris Baraza and Kenyatta National Hospital’s Dr Richard Lesiyampe.
Representatives from Kenyatta University Teaching, Research and Referral Hospital, the Ministry of Health, regulators and other health institutions also took part in the discussions.
