President William Ruto has announced plans to expand staff capacity at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) to boost health training and strengthen the healthcare workforce in the country.
Speaking during the launch of the Gucha KMTC campus, Ruto stated that more health professionals can be produced only if training institutions are adequately staffed.
“ I was informed that we need more lecturers, and I have taken action to ensure that we provide resources in the next cycle so that we can have more lecturers to teach,” said Ruto.
Ruto also highlighted progress already made, including the recruitment of 600 KMTC staff in 2025 following a previous presidential directive to strengthen the institution.
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According to President Ruto, the push is closely tied to the Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a part of his administration’s agenda that seeks to ensure every Kenyan has access to quality, affordable healthcare.
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He argued that it hinges entirely on having enough trained nurses, clinical officers, and medical technologists in the field.
“For Universal Health Coverage to work for every Kenyan, we must first ensure we have enough trained nurses, clinical officers, and technologists on the ground, and that starts with strengthening our training institutions,” stressed President Ruto.
He also stated that the government will allocate funds in the next financial year to support the recruitment of additional lecturers to improve training capacity and student-to-staff ratios.
Ruto further confirmed that he had instructed the Education Cabinet Secretary, Julius Ogamba, to ensure KMTC students are included in the new, unified national tertiary education funding system.
Ruto Directs Inclusion of KMTC Students in New Funding Framework
This comes shortly after Ruto previously stated that he had directed the Ministry of Education to include students at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) in the upcoming education financing framework.
According to Ruto, this aims to ensure that KMTC students benefit from government funding.
The new funding framework seeks to merge the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), the TVET Fund, and the University Fund into a single entity to improve student support in tertiary institutions.
It will take effect once the Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Bill, 2024, approved by the Cabinet on February 10, 2026, is passed by Parliament.
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The President instructed Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba to ensure KMTC students are included in time to benefit from the next semester.
“As you work around the Bill, ensure that KMTC students receive an allocation for the next semester,” the President said.
Ogamba confirmed that the Bill has already been tabled before Parliament and includes provisions for students across the country, including those in KMTC.
The new framework follows recommendations from the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform, which aim to eliminate inefficiencies in the education sector.
