Newly Elected Kenyan MPs' Sh10 Million Medical Cover to Protect Their Families from War and Terrorism

Newly elected MPs and their dependents will enjoy a medical cover of up to Sh10.65 million annually, including Sh10 million in-patient per family, Sh300,000 outpatient, Sh150,000 for maternity, Sh100,000 for dental, and Sh100,000 for optical care.

The new plan issued to MPs-elect will cover treatment arising from political violence and terrorism and treatment from injury and death caused by violent accidental external and visible means arising from war, invasion, and acts of a foreign enemy, Nation reports.

“This is extended to provide medical treatment and last treatment arising from rebellion hostilities or warlike operations such as rebellion, revolution, insurrection, political risks, sabotage or military usurped power,” part of the cover by AON Minet reads.

Under the cover, each MP is required to list a maximum of six dependents including one spouse and five children aged 25 years. A child above 25 years who depends on the MP for survival due to unavoidable conditions such as physical and mental challenges will also benefit from the cover.

The MPs and their six dependents will also be entitled to evacuation to treatment abroad by use of business class air tickets for the patient and economy class for the accompanying person.

"Accommodation expenses cover pre- and post-discharge on reimbursement as long as there is proof of continued medication or treatment,” reads the medical cover.

The MPs can use the card in any hospital within the seven East African countries including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC, and South Sudan.

The medical scheme which runs for one year before it is renewed does not cover cosmetic surgery unless it is necessitated by an accident.

The Sh10.65 million plan covers hospitalization charges, doctors’ fees, intensive care and high dependency units, theatre charges, drugs, dressing, and internal and external surgical appliances.

Other services are pathology, X-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI scans, radiotherapy, inpatient physiotherapy, laboratory investigations, nursing procedures, home nursing care, and daycare surgery.