Kirinyaga Woman Representative Jane Njeri Maina has asked counties to handle the healthcare system in the country diligently or surrender the mandate to the national government.
Speaking in South Mugirango, Kisii, during a fundraiser on Saturday, Njeri said they will not allow the healthcare system to be messed with.
"At the national assembly, we allocated Sh390bn to counties to help manage the healthcare system as well as other devolved vote heads," Njeri said.
"I want to tell the counties if they have failed to manage the counties, let them say so so that we can take it back to the national government so that we can continue serving Kenyans as required."
She went on to fire a warning shot at doctors serving Kenyans in public health facilities and at the same time running private hospitals saying they should choose between serving Kenyans or private businesses.
"We will not allocate funds for Kenyans to be served only for others to serve their interests. They have to choose whether they serve Kenyans in public hospitals or focus on their private ventures," she said.
The remarks by the Woman Rep came hot on the heels of a doctors' strike that paralysed medical services in several services in the country.
The doctors took to the streets calling for the ministry of health to honour the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) made in 2017.
Their grievances are; the delayed posting of interns, fair remuneration of interns, postgraduate training, employment of more doctors and comprehensive health coverage for medics.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) on Friday announced the strike will continue next week.
"Seven years later, the signed CBA is being disowned. The same CBA is a court order. The government has not yet implemented the basic salary in the CBA," KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah said ahead of the demos.
"The comprehensive medical cover has been disowned, medical interns have not been posted, postgraduate training has also been disowned and doctors are not being employed."
At the same time, Njeri asked President William Ruto to take swift action on cartels sabotaging his plan to support farmers through the distribution of fake fertiliser.
She said those who opposed the fertiliser subsidy programme have colluded with cartels in supplying fake fertilisers to farmers.
Njeri asked the president to decisively deal with the individuals and protect farmers from losses.