By Benedict Ng’etich
Minet Kenya has enlisted the services of six government hospitals in Kericho County to offer medical services to thousands of teachers from the region.
The enlisted hospitals include Kericho County Referral Hospital, Londiani, Kapkatet, Roret, Soin –Sigowet and Fort Tenan sub county hospitals.
Speaking during the commissioning of the medical facilities at the Kericho County Referral Hospital grounds, Minet Kenya CEO Mr. Sammy Muthui said the move will benefit over 8,000 teachers and their dependents.
“It’s part of the company’s strategy to increase access to and bring medical services closer to teachers,” he said.
He revealed that in the last few years, Minet expanded the teachers’ medical scheme to five hundred and seventy medical centres in the country.
“This is an indication of our commitment to empower teachers. We will continue to actively contribute to the health sector through our initiative of promoting good health and well-being,” he said.
Since inception, Minet medical services have predominantly been offered in private and faith based hospitals.
“We have heeded to teachers’ request for a variety of options, especially specialized treatment. We are having discussions with other counties to continuously partner with hospitals so that teachers can receive medical care,” added Muthui.
Kericho county Governor Prof Paul Chepkwony lauded the efforts made by Minet and called for more public-private partnerships within the healthcare ecosystem.
Currently, the teachers’ medical scheme covers over 345,000 teachers under TSC employment and their dependents countrywide.
