CS Aden Duale Presides Over Signing of Ministry of Health Performance Contracts for FY 2025/2026
Nairobi, Kenya – - Cabinet Secretary for Health, Hon. Aden Duale, presided over the signing of the Ministry of Health Performance Contracts for the Financial Year 2025/2026 (– ), reaffirming the Ministry’s commitment to accountability, efficient service delivery, and measurable impact for the people of Kenya.
The ceremony followed the successful vetting of Ministerial Performance Contracts in and, in line with national Performance Contracting Guidelines, formally aligned the Ministry’s targets with national development priorities. It also marked the structured cascading of obligations across Directorates, Departments, Divisions, and Units, ensuring clearly defined, performance-driven responsibility at every level of leadership.
Addressing Ministry leadership, the Cabinet Secretary underscored the importance of responsible governance, prudent management of public resources, and results-oriented leadership that converts policy commitments into concrete actions and verifiable outcomes. He reaffirmed the Ministry’s constitutional obligation to uphold transparency, accountability, and integrity in the execution of its mandate.
Noting that health remains a central pillar of the 5th Administration’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), Hon. Duale stated that a resilient health system is fundamental to economic growth, social stability, and the protection of human dignity. He highlighted key achievements, including progress in health financing reforms, integration of digital health systems, expansion of benefits coverage, strengthening of community health services, and enhanced access to specialised care—demonstrating coordinated leadership and institutional discipline in advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The Cabinet Secretary commended the Principal Secretaries and senior management teams for their dedication and disciplined execution in driving health sector reforms with focus and integrity. He emphasised that every public resource allocated to health must yield tangible value for citizens and called for heightened fiscal discipline, accelerated reform implementation, enhanced transparency, improved service standards, and stronger collaboration between the National and County Governments during the new performance cycle.
Hon. Duale expressed confidence that the year ahead will be defined by disciplined execution, ethical stewardship, innovation, collaboration, and zero tolerance for complacency as the Ministry advances a more equitable, sustainable, and accountable health system anchored on Universal Health Coverage.
The signing ceremony was attended by Principal Secretaries Hon. Ahmed Abdisalan Ibrahim (National Government Coordination), Dr Ouma Oluga (Medical Services) and Ms Mary Muthoni (Public Health and Professional Standards), Director-General for Health Dr Patrick Amoth, alongside Ministry Directors and Technical Heads.