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Four reasons why Kenya’s universal healthcare will fail

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There was an article published in the Standard by health Cabinet Secretary Dr Cleopa Mailu titled: Securing Kenya’s future with health insurance for all. While I agree with Mailu on the need for universal healthcare for every Kenyan, I think the plan is not well thought out and will cause more harm than good in the long term. 

These are my reasons below:  

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