The place of a prudent tax regime in financing UHC in Kenya

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich outside Treasury Building before he left to present the 2018-2019 Budget in Parliament. Universal Health Coverage is part of the Big Four Agenda set by the Government. [File, Standard]

The achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), one of Kenya’s four-point development agenda, will be contingent on the establishment of an efficient, adequately equipped health system capable of providing universal access to good quality healthcare. This will require a functional financial system that enables the country to not only create adequate fiscal space for health but also protect all citizens from financial hardship and impoverishment that could arise from healthcare costs.