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Ruto: Government to hire 100,000 community health workers

President William Ruto tours an ICU facility during the official launch of AAR Hospital in Nairobi on February 15, 2023. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

Kenya will now start paying its community health workers in a move aimed at ensuring the attainment of Universal Healthcare (UHC).

Speaking during the official launch of AAR Hospital, President William Ruto said the facility will go a long way in the realisation of the elusive Universal Healthcare, one of the components of the big four agenda.

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