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Kiambu County moots Sh1b kitty to fund services

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi when appeared before the Senate Health Committee on November 8, 2022. [Elvis Ogina,Standard]

Kiambu County Government has set up a multi-billion hospital fund to finance operations of its healthcare. The county healthcare has been grappling with congestion, lack of drugs, broken-down equipment and dilapidated infrastructure leading to public outcries.

The Facility Improvement Fund (FIF), which is generated from cash and insurance schemes from services rendered in health facilities and grants from the County Revenue Fund (CRF), has already hit Sh400 million.

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