This paper highlights the current status of the Health Sector in Kenya, by identifying key challenges facing service delivery in the sector and providing policy alternatives to address the identified issues. Health care is an essential human right that is addressed in the constitution of Kenya.
The government has the mandate to provide quality healthcare to all citizens without discrimination. Article 43 of the Constitution of Kenya outlines the economic and social rights. It provides that every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of health including the right to healthcare services. To achieve this mandate the government has an agenda to reform the health sector.