Health CS Aden Duale speaking during the commissioning of Dr Abdulrahman Al-Sumait Complex in Kajiado county on September 30, 2025. /MOHThe government has committed a total of Sh69.3 billion to support the rollout of Taifa Care, a move expected to significantly strengthen Kenya’s journey towards Universal Health Coverage.
In a joint statement released by the Ministry of Health and Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs), Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said Sh10 billion of the funds have been pumped into the Primary Health Care Fund while the remaining Sh59.3 billion has gone into the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF).
The funds are crucial to the implementation of Taifa Care, which aims to provide equitable access to health services for all Kenyans.
Duale added that processes have been activated to ensure debts below Sh10 million owed to the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) are paid off in line with a presidential directive.
Towards this end, the CS he has written to the National Treasury requesting an additional Sh5.4 billion to be included in the supplementary budget.
Duale outlined the financial allocations for the 2025-26 financial year, targeting key areas of the health system.
He said in the period under review, the government allocated Sh6.1 billion for UHC employees and another Sh1.75 billion to offset arrears owed to doctors in line with the Return to Work Formula.
He said a further Sh9.9 billion was allocated to pay intern doctors, including those serving in FBO facilities, while Sh3.2 billion has been earmarked to support Community Health Promoters (CHPs), who play a vital role in grassroots health delivery.
The statement also highlighted efforts to improve the availability of essential medical supplies.
The Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa) has been recapitalised to raise its order fill rate to 70 per cent by December 2025.
This is expected to address long-standing gaps in commodity security and ensure that health facilities are adequately stocked.
The Sh69.3 billion commitment marks a major investment in Kenya’s health sector, reinforcing the government’s resolve to make Taifa Care a reality and bring quality healthcare within reach of every citizen.
Meanwhile, the ministry assured stakeholders that the transition of faith-based facilities into the Taifa Care framework will be handled with care and collaboration.
A special branch of the health response unit comprising relationship managers has been set up to support the transition, with the ministry pledging to ensure that FBOs are provided with gadgets for digitization of their facilities.
So far, the ministry said, 3,386 facilities have been digitised out of a target of 6,500 while a total of 26.5 million Kenyans have been onboarded on SHA.
