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Speaking at the Kenya Health Summit 2026 in Nairobi on Tuesday, Wetang’ula said Parliament had understood the need for reforms because MPs regularly encounter families struggling with hospital bills, negotiating for the release of patients and bodies from hospitals and mortuaries.
According to the EACC, Sh1.569 billion was fraudulently disbursed from the National Treasury Development Account to the programme and subsequently channelled to 23 private entities, 15 business names and eight companies.
Obado, his former personal assistant and a former Migori County clerk were convicted after Lady Justice Cecilia Githua ruled on July 23 that the prosecution had proved its case against the three beyond reasonable doubt.
Speaking on Radio Generation on Tuesday, Shollei said the proposed Vision 2060 should be based on an honest assessment of Vision 2030, including what Kenya has achieved, where it has fallen short and what should be done differently.
Speaking during the Kenya Health Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi on Tuesday, Mudavadi said the rapidly changing global health landscape required Kenya to rethink how it anticipates and responds to health emergencies
The CS attributed the improvement to the recapitalisation of KEMSA through a Sh10 billion credit facility, the strengthening of regional distribution centres and the digitisation of the supply chain.
The Acts establishing the authorities targeted for repeal include those governing the Kerio Valley Development Authority, Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (Tarda), Lake Basin Development Authority, Ewaso Ng'iro North Rivers Basin Development Authority and Coast Development Authority.
Abdullahi said counties had deployed more than 107,800 community health promoters through a 50-50 financing arrangement between the national and county governments.
He said Nairobi had 7,820 community health promoters serving about 780,000 households, making the network a critical link between residents and formal health facilities
Gavi Chief Executive Officer Dr Sania Nishtar welcomed the move, saying the funding would strengthen vaccination efforts and help countries respond to disease outbreaks.
The county has identified 227 flood-prone locations across Nairobi’s 17 sub-counties. The mapping exercise will guide where equipment, personnel and emergency resources are deployed as the rains intensify.
He said the reforms being implemented by the government are aimed at ensuring Kenyans can access quality medical services when needed without facing financial distress or losing loved ones to preventable illnesses