Ruto offers to help Trump deal with healthcare challenge
By David Nthua, August 13, 2025President William Ruto, on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, caused a light moment during the opening of this year’s Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County.
This is after he said he was ready to send experts to the United States to help Donald Trump sort out healthcare challenges.
Speaking shortly after one of the technical staff showcased how countries are jointly developing a database that will help identify gaps in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Ruto lightly remarked that Kenya’s experience could be useful even beyond its borders.
“It is good for us to be able to deliver healthcare more comprehensively through the use of this proposal because we will know what the gaps are.
” I think we can be able to help America. I saw President Trump struggling. I think we can send some experts there,” Ruto said, drawing laughter from the audience.
Highlighting UHC progress
The President noted that the database system being created in collaboration with county governments will make it easier to see where services are lacking.
Moreover, he said the approach would help in addressing those gaps efficiently and fairly, ensuring that Kenyans across all counties benefit from quality healthcare.
Ruto added that the partnership between the national and county governments in delivering UHC is a sign of the progress that can be achieved when leaders work together with a shared vision.
Commitment to devolution
Earlier, through his Facebook page, Ruto shifted to matters of devolution and resource allocation.
He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to increasing county funding, announcing that the equitable share of revenue had been raised to Ksh415 billion for the 47 counties.
This, he said, is about Ksh30 billion more than the previous financial year’s Ksh387 billion.
“The significant increase in the funds underpins our commitment to mobilising more resources to support devolution and boost service delivery to the people at the grassroots,” he stated.
At the State Lodge in Homa Bay, Ruto also assented to the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2025, and the County Public Finance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
Sponsored by Senator Kathuri Murungi, the latter amends the Public Finance Management Act to establish a County Assembly Fund in each county, therefore enabling MCAs to better address ward-level needs.