Received a comprehensive brief on the implementation of our universal health coverage programme. I commend the crucial role our telecommunications companies have played and will continue playing in registering citizens into the health financing programme managed by the Social Health Authority (SHA). I am pleased to note that 32 million Kenyans are already registered with SHA and are accessing healthcare services paid for by Government. To ensure no one is left behind, we agreed on the implementation of flexible payment methods, including initiatives such as Lipa SHA Pole Pole, in our effort to ensure that all Kenyans register with and make access to healthcare truly universal. Additionally, we resolved that all telcos will be integrated in the SHA platform and put in place measures that afford citizens a marketplace for alternative funding to bring more Kenyans on board, and at the same make healthcare contributions seamless and affordable to all.(William Samoei Ruto, PhD)