In Kenya, total health expenditure (THE) in absolute value has increased from Ksh 82.2 billion (US$1,046 million) in 2001/02 to Ksh 122.9 billion (US$1,620 million), an increase of 49 percent1 THE per capita has also increased, from Ksh 2,636 ($34) in 2001/02 to Ksh 3,203 ($42) in 2009/10. THE as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product has remained nearly constant, at 5 percent since 2001/02. Government health expenditures as a percentage of total government expenditures declined from 8 percent in 2001/02 to 4.6 percent in 2009/10.