Baba Care: Raila Pledges Health Insurance Cover for All Kenyans if Elected in 2022
2022 presidential candidate Raila Odinga has pledged to revamp the country’s health sector to ensure Kenyans get access to quality and affordable healthcare.
Under a program dubbed “Baba Care”, Odinga says his administration will provide health insurance cover for all Kenyans.
"Ndani ya Baba Care kila mkenya atakuwa na bima ya matibabu. Ni aibu watu wanakuja kwangu anacheti kutoka kwa daktari lakini hana pesa. Wengine hawana deposit. Mtu anatibiwa lakini hawezi kutoka kwa sababu hana fedha kitanda ni bei ya juu. Haya yote tutamaliza," said Odinga.
The ODM leader was speaking on Sunday during a meeting with over 10,000 ward leaders in Mombasa county where he laid out his plan for the country if elected president next year.
“We have the vision, the will, and the solution to this problem. Expectant mothers will no longer have to walk for long distances to bring new life in the world, we have to fix our health sector and the time is now. It is doable. And with proper management of resources and bringing an end to corruption, we can achieve this,” he said.
While drumming support for his 'Azimio la Umoja' campaign, Odinga further promised to create jobs for Kenyans by developing manufacturing industries in various sectors, including the untapped blue economy sector.
"Tutaleta ajira hapa. Tulipanga na Kibaki hii special economic zone, the blue economy itatoa ajira kwa watu wetu. Tutajenga viwanda ambazo zitawapa kazi vijana na kina mama hapa," he noted.
Raila, who formally announced his 2022 State House bid last week, also pledged to continue with President Kenyatta’s legacy if he succeeds him next year.
“I will pick from where he would have left to ensure the people of this region suffer no more, it is the responsibility of the government to ensure all Kenyans live a good life and share the National cake equally,” he added.
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RAYILA the witch should explain where the money will come from and not hurt other sector.
RAYILA ,RUTO ... ALL ARE SCAMS
RAYILA the witch should explain where the money will come from and not hurt other sector.
RAYILA ,RUTO ... ALL ARE SCAMS
Rotten hii ni wanasiasa tu. There is nothing to see here other than empty promises
Now thats a lie I can believe. Obama created Obamacare, babacare is very much doable as well. Gotta love campaign promises.
KK it’s a jaluo thing copy and paste other luos….obama obamacare….Raila sijui baba and their babacare
Raila can never come out with original stuff....yes, master of copy n paste. Is this a visionary leader or just a $$#@? copy cat?
Boss wacha uongo. Politicians will say anything to get elected. Ama you are trying to copy your fellow Luo? Obama…obamacare. Sijui baba with babacare or Railacare
This means some Kenyans will be working to finance the lives of others.How will Kenyans(80% unemployed) pay those insurance loans?Or where will shs 6000 for the jobless come from?Where will WITCHCARE/CANNIBALCARE/MUUAJICARE come from?
Kibaki said free-primary education & it came into existence. Jubilee pledged to introduce free laptops for pupils & failed!! I hope what is now being sold as the return of 'maziwa ya nyayo', Ksh6000 monthly stipends, babacare & so on doesn't turn into an unfulfilled promised.
Kibaki said free-primary education & it came into existence. Jubilee pledged to introduce free laptops for pupils & failed!! I hope what is now being sold as the return of 'maziwa ya nyayo', Ksh6000 monthly stipends, babacare & so on doesn't turn into an unfulfilled promises.
Kibaki said free-primary education & it came into existence. Jubilee pledged to introduce free laptops for pupils & failed!! I hope what is now being sold as the return of 'maziwa ya nyayo', Ksh6000 monthly stipends, babacare & so on doesn't turn into an unfulfilled promise.
Folks who are doubting the doability of this idea need to read our history. Koigi wa Wamwere swore to cut his dreadlocks after Moi had died in pieces.He did exactly that. Raila might shock the doubting Thomases.
Muuaji Raila’s No.1 target is to violently grab all rental houses owned by AGikuyu landlords and give them to his Luo boys.
Papacare hustlecare etc. Will only up taxes and borrowing. He should be talking more about eliminating corruption, growing economy and employment plus balancing budget.
I don't believe RAILA OR RUTO will achieve this agenda.
First of all, we're still trying to pay China. Kenyan debt is in the billions of dollars.
Second, how is it possible if we are STILL getting free medicine and equipment donated from the WEST?
The KENYAN ECONOMY is not sustainable based on the fact that CORRUPTION and the ELITE milking every shilling available.
This is just another EMPTY promise from RAILA trying to get votes.
Before you think of care for all Baba, shouldn't you make sure that we have enough hospitals, doctors, nurses,the full gamut of universal health care system. Note that some remote areas are still using wheelbarrows to transport the sick...
And do not forget that overworked nurses,and doctors need a pay raise, before you over load them...
Finally Mr. RAO,you have been in politics,and influential positions for over 40 years.If you have not done much in that time,why should we trust that you would do it in ayear,or four years?