A group of MPs have backed a motion that would require all public servants to seek medical care in public hospitals.
Sponsored by nominated MP Sabina Chege, the motion instructs the Ministry of Health to implement the Kenya Universal Healthcare Coverage Policy 2020-2030 and introduce a policy requiring all civil servants, public officers, and State officers to use public healthcare facilities.
Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, July 23, Chege reminded the House of the urgent need to improve the quality of care in public hospitals, noting that many facilities remain underfunded, in turn undermining service delivery. As such, she revealed that if these government employees were mandated to use public hospitals, more attention and resources would be allocated to the facilities, improving their current status.
Nominated MP Sabina Chege during a past function.
