President William Ruto on Wednesday launched the first Kenya Defence Forces hospital open to civilians under the Ulinzi Prime Health Services Fund (UPHSF).
The launch took place at Lanet Barracks in Nakuru, where the President lauded KDF for supporting the push towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
He said the hospital will extend its healthcare services to a wider group of Kenyans.
The new hospital is part of a broader plan to make military health services available to civilians, especially retired KDF personnel, their families, and those referred for specialised care.
The President noted that such facilities bring essential services closer to the people, strengthen the national health system, and reaffirm the KDF’s dual mandate to defend and to care.
The 150-bed facility is among those that will be partially opened under the UPHSF, which was established by the Defence Council in July 2022.
