Governors Jack Ranguma of Kisumu, Paul Chepkwony of Kericho and Kinuthia Mbugua of Nakuru defended their and other county governments from allegations of mismanaging the health dockets in their devolved units.
Ranguma said that light issues within the health sector at the counties do not translate to a conclusion that the devolved systems have failed in their mandate adding that devolution is working positively.
“The county and national governments are both playing their respective roles to ensure Kenyans have access to quality healthcare services,” Ranguma said during the summit.
Ranguma thanked the national Government for the Managed Equipment Service project.
He said that counties have not denied medical doctors specialized training as alleged.
“It is not true that county governments have denied doctors specialized training to enable them to man the specialized equipment at the hospitals,” the Governor said.
“Through the MES project, many patients requiring specialized treatment are able to access innovative medical technology services in county hospitals,” said Kericho Governor Chepkwony.