About KUKHA
Established July 2021 from the Kenya–UK Strategic Partnership MoU.
Presidential Endorsement
Renewed in July 2025 by President Ruto and PM Starmer, solidifying the Kenya–UK Strategic Partnership 2025–2030 framework for health innovation and mutual prosperity.
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+ nurses placed in NHS
- 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
- Oxford
- Cambridge
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- University of Staffordshire
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- King's College London
- University of Nottingham
Kenya Institutions
- Ministry of Health
- KEMRI
- NCI-K
- EAKI
- Aga Khan University
- Mount Kenya University
- KUTTRH
- Kenyatta University