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13 counties to benefit from Sh20 billion World Bank funding

By Robert Kiplagat | 6yrs ago

L-R: Narok Governor Samuel Tunai (center) and Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa at Narok Hospital grounds. [Robert Kiplagat/Standard]

The World Bank will fund 13 counties to the tune of Sh20 billion to build health facilities.

Speaking yesterday in Narok, Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa said the funds will be channeled through the Kenya Devolution Support Programme (KDSP).

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