Nairobi City County Assembly MCAs have strongly criticized the county executive over significant delays in health procurement, impacting the availability of essential supplies in public hospitals.

• Hospital Chief Executive Officers are reportedly forced to wait up to two weeks for approvals to procure basic items.
• The Nairobi City County Assembly, specifically the Health Committee chairperson Maurice Ochieng, blames an additional, allegedly illegal, approval layer introduced by the executive.
• Officials defended the move as a measure to enhance accountability, but MCAs argue it contradicts the Facilities Improvement Financing (FIF) Act, 2023, by centralizing decision-making and hindering patient care.