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We don’t need to be rich — David Ndii hits back at critics of Ruto’s healthcare plans

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President William Ruto’s push to overhaul Kenya’s healthcare financing system has come under renewed public debate, with economist and presidential adviser David Ndii rejecting arguments that Kenya is too poor to provide high-quality universal healthcare. Ndii argued on Saturday, August 22, 2026, that a country’s wealth should not be treated as an automatic ceiling on […]

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