SHA: paybill 200222, your National ID, minimum KES 300
SHA is 2.75% of gross monthly income with a KES 300 floor and no ceiling. You pay on paybill 200222 using your National ID as the account. Employees have it deducted at source, so this paybill is mainly for the self-employed and voluntary members.
Paying and how much
The contribution rule, what the minimum means in practice, and the ways to pay.
The SHA paybill explained
200222, and what the account field wants
How much is SHA per month?
2.75% of gross, worked examples
The KES 300 minimum
Who pays the floor, and when
Paying SHA with Airtel Money
The same paybill, the other wallet
Pay SHA from Airtel Money
Step by step
Paying for someone else
Use their ID as the account
Registering and checking your status
Getting on the register, adding dependants, and confirming you are actually covered.
How to register for SHA
What you need, and the routes in
The *147# menu
Register and check status by phone
When registration fails
The common blockers
Updating your details
Changing what SHA holds on you
Who is covered in your household
Dependants and the household rule
Did my payment land?
Checking status after paying
When you cannot pay, or are not employed
The means test, the indigent route, and what happens to the informal sector.
SHA if you are unemployed
The means test and government-paid cover
SHA for the informal sector
Declaring income you set yourself
How means testing works
What the assessment actually asks
Lipa pole pole
Paying arrears in instalments
Arrears and the penalty
What falling behind costs
The waiting period
Why paying today is not cover today
Using it, and when it fails
What SHA actually covers, which hospitals take it, and what to do when a claim is refused.
Specific treatments
Where the scheme is most often asked about, and what to expect for each.
For employers
The deduction, the deadline and what non-compliance costs.
Context
How SHA replaced NHIF, how it sits against payroll deductions, and paying from abroad.
Frequently asked
What is the SHA paybill number?
200222, with your National ID number as the account.
What is the minimum SHA payment?
KES 300 a month. Above that it is 2.75% of gross monthly income, with no upper cap.
Do employees pay this paybill?
Normally no. The 2.75% is deducted from salary and the employer remits it by the 9th of the following month.
I used to pay NHIF. Is it the same?
NHIF was replaced by SHA in October 2024. The paybill is now 200222.
How do I register for SHA?
Dial *147#, use afyayangu.go.ke, or register at a Huduma Centre. You need your National ID.
Can I pay SHA for someone else?
Yes. Enter their National ID number as the account instead of your own.
Checked 13 September 2026. Independent guide; paybillke is not SHA, Afya Yangu or the Ministry of Health. General information, not official advice: confirm your own obligation and status on sha.go.ke or Afya Yangu. Always confirm the paybill (200222) and your ID number on the M-PESA screen before paying.