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County bosses now seek share of Sh67b Health ministry allocation

Marimanti Level Four Hospital in Tharaka Nithi. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

A section of governors have questioned budgetary allocations to the Ministry of Health and want the figures reviewed to support health services in counties.

The governors noted that health was a devolved function, adding the Sh67 billion allocated to the ministry was too much and should trickle down to the counties instead.

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