National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has issued a new Pay bill number for their members looking to make mobile payments.
According to the health fund the directive is in a bid to embrace President William Ruto’s directive on government single payment platform.
The fund in a notice on 10th December 2023, directed Kenyans making NHIF payments via mobile platforms to now use the government Pay bill number 222222.
“The National Health Insurance Fund notifies all its members and employers that effective immediately all NHIF payments through mobile money platforms shall only be made through government pay bill,” read the notice in part.
“This is in line with the Kenya Gazzete No 16008 of 2022 and the presidential directive designating the use of pay bill number 222222,” it further reads.
NHIF Clarifies Payment Method
Notably the National Health Insurance Fund recently clarified the issue of changing their monthly contribution pay bill to 222222 for all state agencies as directed by President William Ruto early August 2023.
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In an exclusive encounter with The Kenya Times then, the government entity noted that they will accept payments from their initial pay bill number 200222 until they advise otherwise.
“The initial one applies unless we advise otherwise,” NHIF noted then.
President Ruto Directive on Single Payment Platform
While issuing the directive to have all state agencies use the same pay bill number, President William Ruto noted that the government has gone digital, and all agencies should comply.
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According to the President the purpose of the Pay bill was to ensure efficiency and accountability of all data in all government agencies.
Furthermore, Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning Njuguna Ndungu announced in a Gazette Notice published on December 30 that the government has changed some payment details on the eCitizen platform.
“The official Government of Kenya Pay Bill Number is 222 222, the official Government of Kenya Short Code Number is 222, and the official Government of Kenya USSD Number is 2222,” the CS said in the Gazette Notice.
At the time, Prof Ndung’u revoked Gazette Notice No. 9290 of 2014 which had listed the details as; 206206 (Pay Bill), 22206 (Short Code) and 206 (USSD number).
Also, he revoked a clause that introduced a convenience fee for transactions on the platform.
