2019 - 2020

The government of Kenya commits to strengthening partnership with the private sector (including the for-profit sector) through a total market approach to optimize the use FP funding, differentiating population segments according to ability to pay and which market players are best placed to effectively reach the different population groups which the most appropriate services and products.

Government of Kenya (GoK) committed to increase budgetary support to procurement of FP commodities. GoK commitment to allocate USD 7 million in 2016/17 and 2017/18 and to double this amount to USD 14.0 million in 2018/19 and 2019/20. In FY 2016/17, only 4.2 Million was allocated. In with FY 2017/18, US $ 7.2 million was allocated. Therefore, this commitment was met in 2017/18. In 2018/19 US $ 3.0 million was allocated, and in 2019/20 US $ 11.8 million was respectively allocated to procurement of FP. These figures indicate that this commitment hasn’t been met for these years.

The government of Kenya commits to increase the portion of the national budget for family planning services, specifically through a budget line allocated to the family planning. It is noted that contraceptives are not included in the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) funded free maternity programme, for example. Inclusion of contraceptives in the existing health insurance schemes will increase access to FP for insured individuals, bolstering equitable access to Family Planning.