Then the county signed up for leased ambulances from the Kenya Red Cross. The county has spent Sh168 million to finance the leased ambulance services from the Red Cross in the last four years. To cut the cost of leasing ambulances (Sh42 million per year for six ambulances) the county bought two ambulances at a cost of Sh23 million, as part of a plan to phase out leased ambulances in three years. Moving from leased to own ambulance services was informed by the need to save on costs, because leased ambulances carry limitations on mileage which becomes costly when exceeded. This coupled with overheads and other damages covered in the contracts, made them more expensive than procuring county ambulances.

Source: Daily Nation February 12, 2019 09:56 UTC