This is after she revealed that the government has a testing
tool to track the income and wealth of self-employed Kenyans.
Speaking during an interview, Nakhumicha explained that the
self-testing tool will calculate wealth and pave the way for unemployed and
self-employed individuals to remit funds to the Social Health Insurance
Fund (SHIF).
She explained that the tool will inform the government which
categories the contributors fall in and how much they can be expected to
contribute.
"We have people who are in self-employment so they have
an income so they know how much they make," Nakhumicha stated.
"We have a means-testing tool which is a scientific
tool that has been developed and it is self-testing. It is you saying that this
is me, I am in an informal setting and this is how much I make in a year and
therefore the calculation for my 2.75 per cent will be this much."
She further revealed that the tool will categorize the
self-employed, unemployed but with an income, and those who have no income.
However, she cautioned those eying to dupe the government
into remitting less than their income categories.
The CS revealed that the state will study economic
characteristics such as their lifestyles and personal belongings to determine
the categories they fall in.
"You cannot hide your economic characteristics. If I
look at the watch you are wearing, I can give an estimate of what your income
is. I want to speak to Kenyans, you don’t have to hide, this is your health,
take care of your health," the CS explained.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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