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KANU MANIFESTO 2022-2027

Quality, Affordable, and Universal

AGENDA 1 Healthcare

National Government expenditure on health services rose by 34.5% to

Ksh 103.1 billion in 2019/20 while that of County Governments’ grew by
16.0 % to Ksh 106.7 billion in the same period (Economic Survey, 2021).

National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) membership increased by 6.0% to 22.0 million in 2019/20.
Consequently, NHIF members’ receipts grew by 5.7% to Ksh 59.5 billion in 2019/20. The benefits
payout increased by 1.8 %to Ksh 54.4(Economic Survey, 2021). The number of health facilities
increased from 13,700 in 2019 to 14,600 in 2020, and Hospital beds increased by 9.6% to 82,091 while
hospital costs increased by 7.7 % to 8,946. There was a general increase in the number of registered
health professionals per 100,000 patients for all cadres except medical laboratory technicians, whose
number remained constant (Economic Survey, 2021).

Expenditure on health

Growth in expenditure at the national government and county governments

34.5% 16%

KES 103 Billion KES 106 Billion

National Government County Governments

Our Vision
We recognize that the health of our population is our wealth. We envision a holistic care system that is
universally accessible, affordable, and effective and drastically reduces the out-of-pocket spending on
health for our people.

Our Plan
We plan to initiate radical reforms in the healthcare system regarding national healthcare delivery,
medical education, training and financing, legislative and policy framework, and social protection
programs that guarantee universal health care services to all as an economic and social right.
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