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Implementation of Health manifesto is slow, lacks goodwill

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Kenyan Representative for foreigner instruments Mary Nduati display medical tool during Medic East Africa exhibition and congress 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre. Sept 13, 2023. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Improving services to enable all Kenyans to access quality health care was one of Kenya Kwanza's big agendas, unveiled through an ambitious Health manifesto which was to be implemented through far-reaching policies.

However, experts have poked holes into the manifesto, saying the pace of implementation is sluggish.

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