Government Allocates Sh177.2 Billion to Health Sector in Push for Universal Health Coverage
Among the major allocations is Sh19.1 billion for Primary Health Care Funds to support frontline health services, alongside Sh8.6 billion for UHC staff deployed across the country. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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The Kenyan government has proposed a substantial budgetary allocation of Sh177.2 billion to the health sector for the 2026/27 financial year, signaling a strong commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
- Sh177.2 billion allocated to the health sector in the 2026/27 financial year.
- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi presented the budget, emphasizing UHC as central to the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
- Significant funding directed towards Primary Health Care Funds (Sh19.1 billion), UHC staff (Sh8.6 billion), and disease prevention measures, including Global Fund programs (Sh18.5 billion) and vaccines/immunisation (Sh6.4 billion).
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Health Sector Receives Sh177.2 Billion Allocation for Universal Health Coverage - June 2026
Kenya's health sector has received a significant boost in the 2026/27 budget, securing an allocation of Sh177.2 billion, which marks a substantial increase of Ksh39.1 billion from the previous financial year aimed at bolstering service delivery under Taifa Care and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Principal Secretary Dr. Ouma Oluga has urged county health leaders to accelerate the implementation of UHC reforms, emphasizing that successful service delivery at the facility level is now crucial. Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua has raised serious concerns about overcrowding and bed-sharing in public health facilities across Kitui County, warning of a significant threat to patient safety and infection control. Challenges within the Strategic Health Authority (SHA) continue to raise concerns even as the Kenyan health budget sees an increase.
