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Originally published by Capital Newstop
October 29, 2025
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MPs committee accuses several counties of undermining UHC rollout
Pukose condemned the practice as double-charging patients and blamed both counties and the Ministry of Health for lax enforcement. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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A parliamentary committee in Kenya has accused several county governments of undermining the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) rollout. The counties are allegedly imposing illegal co-payments in public hospitals and diverting reimbursements, violating national health financing laws.
- The practice involves counties forcing public health facilities to remit reimbursements to county revenue accounts instead of retaining them, contrary to the Primary Healthcare Act and the Facilities Improvement Financing (FIF) Act.
- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirmed that co-payments in public hospitals are illegal and immoral, stating that some counties, including Kiambu, had already been ordered to cease the practice.
- The National Assembly’s Health Committee will summon the Council of Governors’ Health Committee for a joint session to address what MPs termed deliberate obstruction of national health reforms.
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