President William Ruto has signed into law the four health bills that will support his revamped Universal Health Coverage plan ahead of the Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kericho.
President Ruto assented to the Social Health Insurance Bill, Digital Health Bill, Primary Healthcare Bill and the Facility Improvement Financing Bill.
The ruto administration wants to promote telemedicine and digitize health services by ending written transactions through the The Digital Health Bill and strengthen preventive health services by co-opting the 100,000 community health promoters commissioned by the head of state under the The Primary Healthcare Bill.
the Social Health Insurance Bill, seeks to provide for the setting up of the Primary Healthcare Fund and the Social Health Authority, the two institutions that will replace the current National Health Insurance Fund.
The signing of the bills into law also means that all employees will be deducted 2.75 percent of their gross salary to finance the new universal health care plan.
Speaking after signing into law the health bills president Ruto said they will work with county governments to make sure the universal health coverage plan is a success.
President Ruto says Kenyans have voiced their desire for change in healthcare, highlighting high costs and limited access to curative services.
In response,the head of state said The Kenya kwanza government is committed to a community health approach that emphasizes prevention and promotion.
Health CS Susan Nakhumicha has emphasized that the new deductions will help revamp the health care of all Kenyans.