Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika on Monday called on Nakuru residents and Kenyans as a whole to stop politicizing health matters.

Kihika spoke in Bahati when she joined Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku and Bahati MP Irene Njoki for a wellness program and Social Health Authority (SHA) activation targeting the elderly from all wards in Bahati Sub-County.

The program, organized by MP Njoki, brought together hundreds of senior citizens who benefited from medical check-ups, grooming services and registration for the Social Health Authority.

Governor Kihika urged the elderly to register for SHA and cautioned against politicizing health matters.

According to her, the government is committed to ensuring the scheme works and that drugs remain available.

She said her administration has allocated Sh29 million in bursaries in the second tranche to support needy students and employed 498 ECDE teachers to reduce the burden on parents, alongside rolling out the school feeding (uji) program.

Other interventions include improvement of road connectivity, distribution of last-mile fertilizer, upgrading of markets under the Economic Stimulus Program, and support for the affordable housing project in Bahati.

Kihika emphasized that Nakuru, being a cosmopolitan county, must uphold peace and unity to sustain development.

The event was also attended by Dadaab MP Farah Maalim, Nakuru Town East MP David Gikaria, County Commissioner Loyford Kibaara and Education CECM Zipporah Ngugi among other leaders.