As a stakeholder in the health sector, I’ve looked at both @WilliamsRuto and @RailaOdinga led manifestos and picked out the healthcare elements. Both promise Universal Health Coverage (UHC), here is what I have picked from both presidential candidates. THREAD 1/12 @WilliamsRuto’s team picked out Out of Pocket expenditure on health as the pain point to address. Making a case for it - 27% as actual out of pocket expenditure, 10% prepaid as insurance premiums - be it NHIF or private insurance. That’s 37% of the expenses, about Sh.200B. 2/12

Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI) conducted a study in Kisumu, Nairobi and Mombasa about people’s perceptions of Royco Mchuzi Mix, a food additive present in almost every household in Kenya. The focus was on health health effects - heartburn, abdominal upset. Royco is made up of coriander, fennel, cumin/turmeric, methee/fenugreek and paprika said to be all natural and sundried. These spices individually have health benefits like having antioxidant benefits.

#Thread A nurse, after almost two decades of working in critical care and seeing people at their worst, others dying in the process (because such is life) just lost her sanity. When she reported to hospital, she thought she’d go back home to her family as usual, but no. 1/ In one night, 5 critical patients on oxygen died because the hospital ran out of the medical oxygen. The plant that was supposed to be backup oxygen was (obviously) not working either. And you can’t ‘breathe’ for five people at a go. Maybe one. 2/

I remember asking @MOH_Kenya about PPEs during their initial pressers. Many times they said they were in high seas, or being distributed, or we are working on it and other short stories. #Covid19Millionaires now unveils the pains I had trying to find out what was happening. My colleague @WesangulaD and I tracked the #Covid19Millionaires funds from the moment World Bank confirmed the loan funds...#Covid19Millionaires

@lindahoguttu #Thread on New @nhifkenya policies/regulations:

Waiting period to increase to 3 moths in which time one is expected to have paid KShs. 6,000 upfront for the 12 months. 1/ 50% penalty for each month defaulted/paid late, up to 11 months. 2/