President William Ruto defended the Linda Mama program from his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta's tenure, stating his administration learned from it to develop the improved Linda Jamii and Universal Health Coverage programs. This comes after Kenyatta earlier criticized the current government's untried projects.

• President Ruto defended Uhuru Kenyatta’s Linda Mama program, acknowledging its role in shaping current health initiatives.
• Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, however, directly criticized the previous administration for a broken health system and questioned Linda Mama's effectiveness in reducing maternal mortality rates.
• Former President Uhuru Kenyatta had recently highlighted Linda Mama as a success of his regime, arguing that Kenya Kwanza replaced successful programs with untested ones, burdening citizens.