Nairobi, May 4 -- In the face of a lean budget, irregular and delayed disbursement of the equitable share by the National Treasury, as well as crushing debts from the Social Health Authority (SHA), Murang'a County has still found innovative ways to remain a leading force in the country's public healthcare.

Reflecting on the challenges he has encountered, Governor Irungu Kang'ata said achieving healthcare standards under an unreliable budget cycle is an uphill task.

Dr Kang'ata said so far he has invested Sh3.6 billion in the health sector, which employs about 2,300 people across all cadres.

He explained that the county's biggest consumer of resources is the wage bill, which takes up over 51 per cent of the estimated Sh10 billion gross ...