The Ministry of Health planned a verification of health facilities in levels 2, 3, 4 & 5 in all counties from 22nd January to 20th February 2019.

The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Sicily Kariuki, appointed a Special Committee that was jointly coordinated by Daniel M. Yumbya, the CEO of Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board, and Dr. Annah
Wamae, Head of the Directorate of Standards, Quality and Regulation at the Ministry of Health to carry out
the verification.

The Special Committee has power Boards and Councils to verify health facilities for gazettement to verify existing classification of facilities using the guidelines provided in the schedule as contained in the
Medical Practitioners and Dentists (Medical Institution) Rules, 2017.

The exercise incorporated members from various Councils and Boards drawn from; the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board, the Nursing Council of Kenya, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, the Clinical Officers Council, the Radiation Protection Board, Laboratory Technologists and Technician Board, and the Public Health Officers Council.