The Nairobi Metropolitan Services has come out to account for Sh294 million that the entity received last year from the State to fight the Coronavirus pandemic. The legislator also desired to know the actual number of supplemental oxygen and ventilators in the county health facilities and whether NMS or the County Executive procured the using the Covid-19 fund. In a response tabled by County Assembly Health Committee chairperson Peter Warutre revealed that NMS used Sh80 million to set up a 160-bed makeshift isolation facility at Mbagathi. On the issue of ventilators, NMS noted that Pumwani has four which were donated by World Bank through the Ministry of Health while two ventilators at Mbagathi were procured by NMS using Covid-19 funds. Out of the Sh7.7 billion, grants from Danida amounted to Sh350 million, allowance for health workers Sh2.3 billion and Sh5 million as conditional grants.

Source: The Star March 03, 2021 04:41 UTC