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Public Health Spending expected to grow in line with ethical development goals

Malcom Rutere by Malcom Rutere
May 13, 2025
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The government of Kenya expenditure on health services is expected to reach KES 121.0 bn in the 2024/25 financial year, a strategy that outlines the relationship between economic planning and moral responsibility. This budgeted amount, which has been the highest in recent years, indicates a growing alignment between public health investment and ethical development goals such as equity and right to dignity. This health budget reflects an important component of the government agenda of Universal Health Coverage, one of the key points under the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This allocation serves as a financial strategy and a public moral stance, as Kenya strives to ensure that all its citizens can access affordable and quality healthcare regardless of income and social status.

A significant portion of this will proceed towards primary healthcare services such as immunization and healthcare education by providing information and counseling to promote healthy lifestyles, expansion and equipping of community health centers and the hiring of additional health workers. These efforts are meant to address the inefficiencies in Kenya’s healthcare delivery, especially in marginalized rural communities. The budget aims to reduce the financial burden of quality healthcare on low-income households. This includes facilitating transformation of the Social Health Insurance Fund from the National Health Insurance Fund, which is expected to play an important role in pooling resources and equitable funding.

Despite the government’s past efforts to make reforms in the health sector, Kenya has faced challenges of access to quality healthcare. For instance, hospitals at the county level remain underfunded, rural clinics are understaffed and inconsistent supply of medicines in the hospitals. This new budget intends to bridge these gaps, and foster health equity across regions. This is important for marginalized populations such as pregnant women in marginalized and rural areas and persons living with disability. Allocating resources towards maternal health, vaccination initiatives and chronic disease management such as Cancer and Diabetes supports national efforts to reduce health-induced poverty.

While this allocation is a positive step towards achieving equitable healthcare, ethics in public health extend beyond the size of the budget. Transparency and inclusive planning will determine whether the desired impact is achieved. Civil society organizations such as the Kenya Medical Association and health professionals continue to call for community participation in health governance and open tracking of public funds to build trust and accountability. Alligning health spending with ethical development means integrating health into broader areas like education, sanitation, nutrition, and environmental planning and recognizing the connection between the wellbeing of citizens and national progressin healthcare.

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As Kenya continues to build a resilient and inclusive healthcare system, this budget lays a foundation for a future where health is not treated as a commodity but as a shared society responsibility.

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