On the State House Twitter page, photos of the president signing the new health law amends of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Cap 244), the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act (Cap 244), the Nurses Act (Cap 257), and the Kenya Medical Training College Act (Cap 261) have been posted.
Other bills signed by the president are the Nutritionists and Dieticians Act, the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act, the Counselors and Psychologists Act, the Physiotherapists Act, the Health Records and Information Managers Act and the Clinical Officers (Training, Registration and Licensing) Act.
President Uhuru Kenyatta signing documents in State House on 13/5/19
This is hours after State House spokesperson Kanze Dena assured during an interview with Radio Maisha stating that the president was in his office working.
"The President is around, it doesn't mean that because he is not seen in public he is not there, he has an office where he goes every day and he is working on several thing," Kanze stated.