The government will release an additional Sh2.5 billion next week to pay for debts owed to hospitals and service providers by the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund, President William Ruto has announced.
This is on top of the KSh5 billion the government recently paid out to make the roll-out of the Universal Health Coverage smooth.
“We are going to make sure that all our public facilities are funded so that they can rollout Universal Health Coverage,” he said on Sunday during a church service at Soweto Catholic Church in Embakasi East, Nairobi.The President said the new system will ensure the availability of drugs in health facilities by involving locals in the management of the facilities.
The President said Kenyans, especially those at the bottom of the economic pyramid, will now have medical insurance under the Social Health Insurance Fund.
“For those who cannot afford to pay, the Government will pay for them. Those who can afford it will pay according to their financial abilities,” he said.On education, President Ruto said the National Government has allocated KSh1 billion for the construction of new classrooms in Nairobi County.
Each MP, the President said, has been allocated KSh58 million to build at least 30 new classrooms in their constituencies.
Overall, 16,000 new classrooms are being built countrywide in readiness for Grade Nine next year, he said.
