Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has mounted a defense of the Kenya Kwanza administration's development record, asserting that major gains in public education and healthcare.The Deputy President made the remarks during an address to United Democratic Alliance polling officials in Manyatta, Embu County.
Highlighting reforms in the learning sector, Kindiki claimed that the national education budget has grown significantly from Sh500 billion in 2022 to Sh784 billion in the current financial year. According to his remarks, the national government has already enlisted 100,000 additional teachers, with plans to recruit another 20,000 educators in the coming month. The Deputy President claimed that no previous Kenyan government has recruited as many teachers within a comparable window, stating that these staffing numbers achieved in just a few years would historically have taken over two decades to realize.
Turning to the health sector, Kindiki pointed to structural overhauls and community-level investments under the Universal Health Coverage framework. The Deputy President reported that 32 million Kenyans are now registered under the Social Health Authority, contrasting this with the eight million individuals who had previously enrolled under the National Hospital Insurance Fund. Furthermore, Kindiki stated that the Ministry of Health has deployed and equipped 107,000 Community Health Promoters across the country to support primary healthcare delivery. He also noted that Embu Level Five Hospital is currently slated for upgrades alongside 14 other facilities through a bilateral partnership between Kenya and the Italian government.
