NHIF Moves All Payment Methods To Govt 222222 Paybill

NHIF Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elijah Wachira noted that the changes would take effect immediately.

Marvin Chege Marvin Chege
Dec 10, 2023 - 11:55 Updated: Dec 10, 2023 - 11:57
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NHIF Moves All Payment Methods To Govt 222222 Paybill
NHIF Building in Nairobi. /KENYAN WALLSTREET

The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has announced that going forward, all members of the public and employers will make their payments for services through the government paybill number 222222.

In a statement on Sunday, December 10, NHIF Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elijah Wachira noted that the changes would take effect immediately.

"This is in line with the Kenya Gazette No. 16008 of 2022 and the Presidential Directive designating the use of Pay bill Number 222222 as the Government's single payment platform," the statement read in part.

A person using their phone. /BBC

NHIF Members and Employers making monthly contributions were further advised to make payments as follows:

Enter Paybill Number 222222 and use the following as Account Numbers:

  1. Member contribution (NHIFM-ID NUMBER e.g. NHIFM-11223344)
  2. Member Penalty (NHIFP-ID NUMBER e.g. NHIFP-11223344)
  3. Employer Contribution (NHIFE-ESlip NUMBER)
  4. Employer Penalty (NHIFEP-EMPLOYER CODE)

"To access NHIF services, please visit https://selfcare-ecitizen.nhif.or.ke/ or https://nhif.or.ke or NHIF Mobile App, available on the App Store or Play Store.

"For further information please call our dedicated Toll-Free contact centre on 0800 720601 or email: [email protected]," added the statement.

NHIF was among 17 state agencies whose CEOs were summoned by the government on Wednesday, November 8 for failing to comply with President William Ruto's order regarding payment of government services through eCitizen.

The Secretary to the Cabinet Mercy Wanjau, who chairs the eCitizen Implementation Committee, revealed that the CEOs were set to appear for a meeting to explain why they have not yet enforced the order.

Also summoned were Principal Secretaries (PS) for State Departments under which the agencies fall as well as board chairpersons.

“Following conversations that have happened, these state corporations have been invited for a meeting on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. and this meeting is to be attended by the CEO, the chair of the board and the PS who is the accounting officer,” she said.

Wanjau, speaking in Syokimau, Machakos County, revealed that the summons were made following a comply-or-explain letter sent to the various agencies on August 4, 2023.

She further stated that even though the agencies had initially been granted a temporary exemption from closing their PayBill numbers and channelling all payments to 222222 on account of their unique services, they were still bound by the December 31 deadline.

On Monday, August 7, the government acted on President Ruto's directive on Friday, June 30 and shut down the over 1,400 pay bills in a move geared at consolidating all payments to one channel.

"There is a dedicated government pay channel, 222222. The expectation of the government is that all government revenue must now use the pay channel so that the Treasury can have sight of every government service that is paid for.

"I am going to be making an announcement here that in the next 90 days, all other pay bills must be shut down because we have a problem with some of the PayBills that we cannot account for. We have close to over 1,000 PayBills some of which we don't have sight of. They must now be closed," he announced at the time.

President William Ruto, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Interior CS, Kithure Kindiki during the launch of Gava Mkononi App on June 30, 2023. /PCS

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