President William Ruto has reiterated his administration's commitment to delivering universal healthcare, declaring that access to health services must be a right, not a privilege, for all Kenyans.
Speaking at State House during the launch of the National Equipment Service Project (NESP), Ruto urged counties to work closely with the national government in implementing the Social Health Authority (SHA), despite growing concerns over the scheme's rocky rollout. "Let me persuade you that health should never be a privilege.
Health should always be a right for every citizen," Ruto said during the Thursday event.
He announced that Sh13 billion has already been set aside to provide free outpatient services in all Level 2, 3, and 4 public health facilities for Kenyans registered under SHA. "Every Kenyan who is registered in SHA should go to the hospital, be treated, be given medicine, and go home without paying anybody anything," he stated.
