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State set to double health expenditure to Sh161.8 billion

Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u cuts a ribbon during the release of the Economic Survey 2024 at KICC, Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

The government is set to almost double its expenditure on health services in the upcoming fiscal year.

Speaking during the release of the Economic Survey 2024, Monday, at KICC, Nairobi, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), projected a staggering 83.6 per cent increase in health expenditure, from Sh88.1 billion in 2022/23 to Sh161.8 billion in 2023/24.

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