Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has reassured the public that individual medical records will remain confidential under the newly signed Sh208 billion healthcare partnership between Kenya and the United States, emphasising that only consolidated, anonymous statistics will be utilised for monitoring purposes.

Duale addressed concerns about the potential disclosure of private health information, clarifying that the agreement explicitly prohibits the sharing of personal identifiers, such as national ID numbers, residential details, or individual medical records.

He specified that shared information will be restricted to statistical summaries, patterns, efficiency metrics, and broad healthcare outcomes.

His comments came alongside an announcement that the administration plans to release complete documentation of the healthcare agreement recently finalised between President William Ruto’s government and the United States.

The collaborative healthcare initiative, which will channel Sh208 billion into Kenya’s health infrastructure over five years, plus two years for reporting, was formalised in Washington, D.C., with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, and President William Ruto present.

Duale indicated that the documents would be submitted to Parliament as official records, mentioning their prior review by the National Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Ministry of Health’s legal departments. The Health CS also revealed a significant operational change, transitioning from NGO-based implementation to direct Government-to-Government (G2G) cooperation.

“It’s a public document, and it takes care of the interests of our people. We made sure the National Treasury, the Attorney General, and the legal team at the Ministry of Health have reviewed it,” he said.

He confirmed that while the primary agreement and data-sharing framework are finalised, the implementation schedule and funding arrangements remain pending, and mentioned that approximately 13,000 healthcare workers under current HR programmes could be impacted.

CS Duale confirmed the parliamentary submission of documents, describing them as public records ensuring transparency, noting their thorough examination by the National Treasury, Attorney General and Ministry of Health legal teams.