Kenya: County Boss Demands SHA Be Devolved

A section of leaders from Machakos County have called on the national government to devolve the functions of the Social Health Authority (SHA) to the county governments.

Led by Machakos Deputy Governor Francis Mwangangi, the leaders have blamed the financial challenges and lack of sufficient workforce experienced at county hospitals on the failure to fully devolve the functions.

“The national government is implementing a social healthcare system that we have tried to look at and compare and…