Add your spouse and children as dependants on SHA
Social Health Authority · sources read 30 Sep 2026
Log in to afyayangu.go.ke and click Add Dependents to add your spouse and children. You'll need their ID or birth certificate and a passport photo. No phone or internet? Get help at a Huduma Centre or SHA office.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Deadline
- Had a baby after you registered? Tell SHA within 14 days of the birth, with the birth notification or certificate.
- Where
- Online at afyayangu.go.ke (Add Dependents), or with help at an SHA office or Huduma Centre
What you need
- A copy of your own national ID and passport-size photos
- For a spouse: a copy of their ID and a passport-size photo
- For a child: a birth certificate (or a birth notification if the baby is under six months) and a passport-size photo
- For an adopted or orphaned child: an adoption order, or a will, deed or court order proving guardianship
Steps
- Log in to afyayangu.go.ke and click the Add Dependents link to upload your dependants' details.
- To add a spouse, enter their national ID number and first name.
- Your spouse gets a one-time code (OTP) on their phone. Enter it, then click Submit.
- No phone or computer? Visit any SHA office or Huduma Centre, or ask a community health promoter to help you add dependants.
Watch out
- Can't add your spouse? They must register on SHA themselves first.
- At 18, a child stops being a dependant and must register and contribute on their own to keep using SHA.
Who can apply
- A registered SHA member can add a spouse and children. There is no limit on the number of children.
- Grandparents can add orphaned grandchildren using the "Loco Parentis" or "Adopted Child" option.
Official sources (8)
- How do I add dependents, and are there limits on the number of children? sha.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- I cannot add my spouse in my SHA profile. What could be the issue? sha.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- My data was moved to SHA, but my dependents were left out. How can I add them? sha.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- How do I register for SHA? sha.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- What if I cannot access a phone, a computer or the services of a cybercafe? sha.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Can a grandparent add orphaned grandchildren as dependents? sha.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- What happens if a dependent reaches the age of 18 years? sha.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Afya Yangu member portal afyayangu.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026