Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr welcomes French Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Arnaud Suquet, to his office on Wednesday morning. The envoy and his delegation are in Makueni to witness the impact of Unitaid-funded programs in the county.

French Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Arnaud Suquet, on Wednesday led a high-powered delegation of five French parliamentarians and partners to Makueni County to review the progress of Unitaid-funded health projects.

Healthcare workers at the Mother and Child Hospital in Wote demonstrate the WHO’s E-Motive bundle procedure using a ‘Mama Natalie’ dummy, as French Ambassador H.E. Arnaud Suquet and other visitors look on.


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The team assessed the AMPLI-PPHI programme, led by Jhpiego, which focuses on reducing maternal deaths caused by excessive bleeding after birth as well as a cancer screening and treatment programme led by Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo at his office on Wednesday morning

The visit , supported through Global Health Advocates France (GHA), mobilizes French and European policymakers to champion sustainable financing and innovative solutions for global health.

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Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr with the delegation from the French Embassy to Kenya at his office on Wednesday morning

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr presents a pack of Makueni juice to French Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Arnaud Suquet.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. won praise for steering impactful interventions, including the introduction and scale up of life saving innovations such as heat stable carbetocin for PPH prevention, obstetric drapes for objective blood loss measurement and across all public health facilities providing birthing services in Makueni county.

Remarkably, Makueni has recorded zero maternal deaths from PPH in the year 2023 and 2024.