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Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said the facilities will form part of the Mother and Child Lifeline Initiative and will be established in Nairobi, Bomet, Kwale, Mombasa, Garissa, Kisumu, Embu, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu and West Pokot.
TUM in a statement on Saturday, said one of the students still undergoing treatment has been moved to Aga Khan Hospital’s High Dependency Unit, while the other 14 are being treated at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH).
Byanyima said Besigye had been receiving support from his family while at Mulago, where doctors had recommended a rehabilitation programme following his recent deterioration.
According to eyewitnesses and police, the crush occurred after the preaching had ended late at night. Worshippers rushed toward the exit at the same time before a wall near the gate gave way, causing panic as people fell and others were trampled while trying to escape.
The hospital received the Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Accreditation (GAMSAS) from the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), placing it among a select group of healthcare institutions worldwide recognised for promoting the responsible use of antibiotics and safeguarding the effectiveness of life-saving medicines.
The funds will be drawn from the Primary Health Care Fund, the Social Health Insurance Fund, and the Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illnesses Fund. The President said the scale of the disbursement reflects significant progress in transforming the country’s health system.
The summit also agreed on several other changes meant to strengthen the health sector. The Ministry of Health will review the Persons with Disability Act, 2025, to ensure its exemption provisions match those in the Social Health Insurance Act, 2023.
The authority has been under public scrutiny for years as many health facilities across the country continue to face shortages of basic drugs, forcing patients to buy medication privately despite seeking care in public hospitals. The leadership at KEMSA has come under pressure to overhaul processes and rebuild trust after numerous complaints from health workers and communities.
The report identifies postpartum haemorrhage as the leading cause of maternal deaths, with Tana River, Garissa, West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet, Machakos, Homa Bay, Siaya, Wajir, Kilifi, Murang’a, Makueni, Migori, and Turkana counties having the highest fatalities. Kenya’s maternal mortality ratio remains at 355 per 100,000 live births, while neonatal mortality is 21 per 1,000 live births.
According to an ICRC assessment conducted in September 2025, about 85 percent of the facilities in the region lack essential medicines, while nearly 40 percent have lost key health personnel. The absence of humanitarian funding and the insecurity caused by armed groups have crippled many hospitals and clinics, forcing patients to travel long and dangerous routes in search of treatment.
Justice Nixon Sifuna on Monday declared that there is no law granting medical institutions a lien over patients or their remains, faulting the common practice by some hospitals of detaining bodies until medical debts are cleared.
Level 4 hospitals, which require 101 health workers each, reported a combined shortfall of 12,089 staff across 176 facilities. Level 5 hospitals also faced deficits, with 10 hospitals falling short of 1,207 staffers against a requirement of 3,230.