50 years since independence malaria, pneumonia remain top killers in Kenya

Despite an increase in health infrastructure countrywide, the number of Kenyans who died of ill health in 2014 was the highest in the last five years, rising by almost 10 per cent.

The Economic Survey 2015, released yesterday, says county governments are to blame for putting too much emphasis on infrastructure development as opposed to staff welfare and the quality of health care.