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Why senators want overhaul of MoH budget

The lawmakers also identified huge allocations for “presidential directive” projects, which are largely skewed in favour of some counties.

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by JULIUS OTIENO

Realtime19 March 2025 - 06:45
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In Summary


  • Speaking during a heated meeting with the ministry officials in Parliament yesterday, the senators flagged what they termed massive duplication, “needless” allocations and allocation for functions meant for county governments.
  • According to senators, the allocations amount to wastage of public money, thus the need for overhaul and audit of the budget.
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Senators are now demanding a complete overhaul and a thorough audit of the multi-billion-shilling budget of the Ministry of Health.

The development comes even as the lawmakers prevailed on the Cabinet Secretary Debora Barasa and Principal secretaries Harry Kimutai (Medical Services) and Mary Muthoni (Public Health) to free Sh3.4 billion from the ministry’s budget to absorb more than 8,000 universal health coverage workers.

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