Prioritise drugs over infrastructure, Ruto tells health facility boards

Speaking during a church service in Nandi county, the president also called on management boards of dispensaries and health centres to prioritise equipping the facilities with drugs over infrastructure developments.

"There are those who build gates instead of buying drugs. I want to ask the management of health facilities to put more drugs in the facilities instead of building structures," Ruto said. 

The President said he has streamlined operations at KEMSA and more drugs will be available to be distributed to health centres and hospitals across the country. 

"We will work with our counties to ensure that more drugs are available in our hospitals and dispensaries so that our people can get proper services," he added. 

Ruto said as much as infrastructure is critical, drugs are the primary reason people go to hospitals to seek treatment. 

The President also promised to improve road networks in Nandi county, saying the road from Eldoret through Kapsabet to Chavakali will be expanded and properly tarmacked. 

"The road is old and narrow. We've set aside KSh20B for road construction in Nandi county. We will build four lanes on the road from Eldoret to Kapsabet to Chavakali," Ruto said.