Mkambe's Mind Mosaic

Dear Kenyan Taxpayer, Let us begin with a term that may sound technical but affects us every day. Health sovereignty. Health sovereignty means that we, as a country, have the power, responsibility, and capacity to take care of our own people’s health in a way that is sustainable and accountable. It means our hospitals function because we have financed and managed them properly. It means essential medicines are available because our systems are efficient. It means our health priorities are shaped by our realities, not only by external agendas. At its heart, health sovereignty is about ownership. And ownership includes all of us. Every day, we contribute to this country. Through PAYE. Through VAT. Through levies on fuel and basic goods. Through insurance contributions and small deductions that seem insignificant on their own but collectively sustain the state. Whether formally employed or running a small biashara, we finance the health system. So when we say health is a right, it i...