CoG chair Josephat Nanok. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Counties are set to receive Sh21 billion for health care services.The money from the World Bank and the Danish International Development Agency (Danida) will be part of Sh180 billion that will be made available for all counties.
The money will be used in agriculture, health, and urban development in a period of five years.
According to Council of Governors CEO Jacqueline Mogeni said the money would be given as grants.
“This will be a result-based financing, with indicators put in place to ensure that the counties meet their targets. Counties that do not perform will simply not receive the rest of the money,” Ms Mogeni is quoted by the Standard.
The counties are expected to spend the money on reproductive, maternal, new-born, child, and adolescent health.
“The counties must have met a certain percentage of women of reproductive age on family planning and have a certain percentage of children immunised,” said Mogeni.
The money will bedisbursed through a special account at the Central Bank.
The signatories will be chief officers of finance and health.