Senator Tabitha Mutinda asks the National Treasury and the Ministry of Health to develop a clear mechanism for ring-fencing family planning funds within the national budget. [File,Standard]
Kenya is facing a critical shortage of family planning commodities across the country, and there is an urgent need to ring-fence family planning funds, the Senate was told yesterday.
It was argued that family planning is a critical component of the reproductive health sector and is directly linked to the right to the highest attainable standard of health as provided under Article 43(1) of the Constitution.
Nominated Senator Tabitha Mutinda, who sought a statement on the floor of the house, said it also affects maternal health, the welfare of our young people, household planning, access to information, and the broader realisation of universal health coverage.
Mutinda said the statement was informed by a stakeholder consultative meeting held on March 26, 2026. It was attended by members of the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association, the National Council for Population and Development, and the Ministry of Health.
