Political change makes it more possible prepare and identify such political windows and pursue policy and legislation change to underpin the health system reforms. The quest to achieve UHC is explicitly a political process with a variety of strategies to shape organizational change that accompanies health systems reform capitalize on political windows of opportunity. While a policy's entrance onto the political agenda is not random, Makueni county has been able to provide UHC since 2016 dubbed, 'Makueni care'. In Makueni county, UHC became a reality with the rest of Kenya playing catch up and learning from their journey. This can be said to true of the Makueni UHC policy. This calls on governments and health stakeholders to build on the political commitment that health is a good investment and reduce the number of people who pay out of pocket for healthcare. Universal health coverage(UHC) ensures that all people can access the health services they need, without being exposed to financial hardship.
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