About KUKHA
Established in July 2021 following the landmark Kenya–UK Strategic Partnership MoU, itself emerging from the historic January 2020 meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which envisioned a relationship built on five pillars.
Presidential Endorsement
In July 2025, President Ruto and Prime Minister Keir Starmer renewed commitments under the Kenya–UK Strategic Partnership 2025–2030, ensuring KUKHA's work continues with even greater momentum. The President of Kenya also serves as the African Union Champion for Local Manufacturing.
Five Founding Pillars
Mutual Prosperity
Driving economic growth through health innovation
Security & Stability
Building resilient health systems and supply chains
Sustainable Development
Long-term healthcare infrastructure
Climate Change
Addressing the climate-health nexus
People- Connections
Fostering knowledge exchange and training
Key Achievements
- £25M Cancer Grand ChallengesSAMBAI Consortium
- £91M Wellcome TrustKEMRI–Oxford Partnership
- Workforce Exchange280+ Kenyan nurses placed in NHS by April 2024, with 200 more awaiting placement
- Centre of Excellence for Cancer CareChristie NHS + KUTTRH
- Kisii Regional Training HubCabinet approved initiative
Institutional Partners
UK Institutions
- University of Manchester
- Christie NHS Foundation Trust
- Imperial College London
- University of Oxford
- University of Cambridge
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- University of Staffordshire
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- King's College London (joined 2025)
- University of Nottingham (joined 2025)
Kenya Institutions
- Ministry of Health
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
- National Cancer Institute of Kenya (NCI-K)
- East African Kidney Institute (EAKI)
- Aga Khan University
- Mount Kenya University
- Kenyatta University Teaching Referral and Research Hospital (KUTTRH)
- Kenyatta University