Counties' Health Facility Cash Lifeline Raises Red Flags for Kenya’s Fiscal Planning
Kenya’s devolved governments are increasingly relying on facility-generated health revenues to plug widening budget gaps, raising concerns among policy makers
Leadership Crisis Deepens at The Nairobi Hospital Amid Arrests, Court Battles
Leadership tensions at Nairobi Hospital have escalated after the arrest of several senior board officials, triggering concern among doctors and drawing political attention, as court battles and governance disputes continue to cloud the management of one of Kenya’s leading private healthcare institutions.
KEMSA Posts KSh 2bn Surplus after State Bailout
KEMSA posted a KSh 2.0 billion surplus in the financial year ended 30 June 2025, reversing a KSh 779 million deficit, but the Auditor-General qualified the accounts citing inaccurate receivables, a 41% medicines order fill rate against a 90% target, and KSh 6.28 billion in outstanding debts. The surplus was underwritten by KSh 4.4 billion in government transfers. Forty-one prior year audit matters remained unresolved.
Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya’s Youth Rank High in Mental Health Survey but Generational Gap Persists
Zimbabwe Rejects U.S. Health Funding Deal Over Data Sovereignty Concerns
Zimbabwe has rejected a proposed US$ 367 million US health funding deal, citing concerns over data sovereignty and benefit-sharing provisions linked to biological samples.Bill Gates, OpenAI Bet US$50mn on AI-Led Healthcare in Africa
US billionaire Bill Gates and OpenAI are committing US$50 million to a multi-year initiative aimed at deploying AI tools across 1,000 clinics by 2028.Kenyan Hospital Performs First Robotic Knee Replacements in the Region
Metropolitan Hospital in Nairobi has completed the first robotic-assisted knee replacement surgeries in East and Central Africa, performing the procedures in December last year,Congolese Doctors Sue Kenya Over New Licensing Freeze
A group of foreign doctors has requested the High Court to halt the enforcement of a new licensing decree that has abruptly barred them from medical practice in Kenya.Health Insurance Uptake Remains Uneven as Kenya Shifts to SHA
Health insurance coverage is still uneven across Kenya’s counties, reflecting persistent income disparities, informality in employment and gaps in awareness,Kenya’s Crown Healthcare Secures US$10mn for New Pharmaceutical Plant
Kenya, US Sign US$2.5bn Health Deal
Kenya Outlaws Commercial Surrogacy
