This archive report was first published on 6 July 2019.
On June 18, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Nancy Macharia wrote a confidential letter to National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) boss Nicodemus Ondogo, seeking a quote for comprehensive medical cover for teachers and their dependents.
The sought-after services include inpatient, outpatient, dental, optical, group life, and last expenses for principal members.
According to the letter, the request for a quote should not be misconstrued to mean that the commission will not renew Minet's contract, which ends in September.
TSC is one of the country's largest employers, with 318,000 teachers on its payroll and a dependent population of about one million.
Minet, the current insurance broker, has been running the contract since 2015 and has partnered with NHIF to insure over 12 million private and public school learners.
Teachers' unions have expressed dissatisfaction with the current health cover, citing failure by many hospitals to offer services with authority from the broker.
