Ruto promises Sh800,000 cancer package under SHA from December 1
President William Ruto has announced an increase of the cancer treatment benefits package from Sh550,000 to Sh800,000 under the Social Health Authority, effective December 1, as part of UHC reforms...
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Kenyan President William Ruto announced an expanded cancer treatment package under the Social Health Authority (SHA), increasing coverage from Sh550,000 to Sh800,000 starting December 1. This significant enhancement aims to alleviate the financial burden of cancer treatment for Kenyan families as part of his administration's Universal Health Coverage (UHC) reforms.
- Cancer treatment package increased by Sh250,000 to Sh800,000 effective December 1.
- The Kenyan government currently pays health insurance premiums for 2.3 million vulnerable Kenyans.
- President Ruto also outlined reforms including an overhaul of KEMSA, targeting 90 percent essential medicine availability by December and 100 percent by March next year.
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President Ruto Unveils Ksh5 Trillion Plan and Expanded Cancer Coverage in State of the Nation Address - November 2025
During his State of the Nation address on Thursday, November 20, President William Ruto unveiled an ambitious Ksh 5 trillion plan aimed at transforming Kenya into a "First World" nation. The blueprint focuses on investments in human capital, agriculture, energy, and transport infrastructure. In his address to Parliament, President Ruto declared that Kenya is poised to become a leading world economy, drawing parallels to the rise of the Asian Tigers. He asserted that the country is experiencing an economic recovery, presenting what he called "clear, verifiable, and indisputable" evidence of progress while dismissing critics as "high priests of eternal pessimism." As part of the address, Ruto also announced an expanded cancer treatment package under the Social Health Authority (SHA), increasing coverage from Sh550,000 to Sh800,000, effective December 1.
