About 80,000 babies have been born under the teachers’ multibillion-shilling medical scheme in the last five years. The teachers are entitled to a maternity cover of between Sh100,000 and Sh200,000 annually. Maternity cover was previously capped at Sh75,000. A status report of the cover also reveals details of childbearing visits and the number of births […]
There should be no limitation in the number of times a teacher accesses medical care in approved medical facilities, insurance firm managing the scheme has affirmed. Minet Kenya chief executive Sammy Muthui said some service providers had misinterpreted the seven-day rule to frustrate teachers and then accuse the insurer of mishandling them. “We like the […]
A brief by Minet Kenya, the firm contracted by TSC to manage the scheme, revealed more than 10 ways that teachers, their dependents and hospitals use to fleece the scheme. They include impersonation, billing for services not rendered, billing for conditions not covered under the scheme, double billing of medical expenses and falsification of the […]
Teachers Pressure Group (TPG) spokesperson, Martha Omollo, has been transferred from Nairobi to Trans Nzoia County. This comes a day after Omollo called for the revocation of tutors’ medical insurance under Aon Minet. According to Omollo, TSC is fighting back TPG since it’s the only saviour for teachers, that would fill the vacuum left by […]
