While Kenya's public health system is weighed down by corruption, inadequate funding, mismanagement and labour disputes - its private facilities seem to be fairing much better. Ensuring that the country's health facilities - both private and public - meet the highest international standards would open up a multi-billion shilling medical tourism industry in the country.

The government aims at making Kenya the preferred health and medical travel destination in the medium term plan as envisaged in the Vision 2030. This is through transforming Kenyan medical segment into a newly industrialised and competitive sector. Speaking on Monday during a health and medical...