# Social Health Authority (SHA)

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-18**: Kenya Health Summit and KEMSA demonstration — President William Ruto opens the two-day Kenya Health Summit at KICC and visits KEMSA's stand, where the authority demonstrates its digital transformation, Paperless KEMSA system, and last-mile delivery model.
- **2024-10**: SHA payments begin — The Social Health Authority begins receiving funds and paying contracted health facilities, with more than KSh209 billion received and over KSh178 billion paid across all 47 counties since October 2024.
- **2023**: KEMSA order fill rate baseline — KEMSA's order fill rate stood at approximately 40 percent three years prior to the 2026 health summit.

## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### KEMSA Order Fill Rate Hits 90%, Up From 40% in 3 Years
2026-08-18 19:53:02 · Sector: supply · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

KEMSA's digital transformation signals a major turnaround in public health logistics. With order fill rates more than doubling and paperless systems taking hold, supplier and distributor partners must align with new performance benchmarks.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/kemsa-order-fill-rate-90-percent-supply-chain

### Kenya Health Reforms: 32.3M Enrolled as KEMSA Fill Rate Hits 90%
2026-08-18 19:52:53 · Sector: health · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Kenya's health sector is showing measurable reform results: 32.3 million Kenyans are now registered with SHA, and KEMSA's digitized supply chain is getting medicines to facilities more reliably. The shift supports the government's primary care push.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/kenya-health-summit-kemsa-digital-transformation-sha

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