Mombasa county is among counties that are set to benefit from a state-of-the-art health facility.
President Uhuru Kenyata said the government will allocate funds to establish ultra-modern Eye and Dental facilities in referral hospitals, which must be built within 12 months.
He warned that the days of wastage of resources were over and put Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki and her team on notice.
Uhuru's government will set aside Sh300 million for each referral hospital including Kenyatta National Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Nyeri and Mombasa hospitals.
Kenyatta spoke at Tenwek Hospital grounds in Bomet after unveiling a Sh275 million ultra-modern Eye and Dental Centre put up with the assistance of donors.
The new centre has a capacity to handle 20,000 clients and conduct 5,000 surgeries annually.
“I have seen what less than Sh300 million can do to uplift the lives of Kenyans. I want to see similar facilities at Kenyatta National Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Nyeri and Mombasa,” said President Kenyatta on Wednesday.
The Head of State said he had learnt a great lesson from the Tenwek hospital example which his government is ready to transfer and replicate elsewhere.
“I have picked several lessons here. You will not be able to blind me again,” he told top officials from the health Ministry led by the Cabinet Secretary.
He said he could not see any reason as to why the government, with all its huge resources, could not achieve similar successes like Tenwek with its meagre resources.
The President therefore said the National Government, in partnership with County governments will work towards achieving its key agenda of Universal Health care – a crucial pillar in the Big Four Agenda.
The President, who was accompanied by Deputy President William Ruto, Governor Joyce Laboso among other leaders, put on notice government officials who use their positions to enrich themselves.