A month ago, President Kenyatta, while delivering an address on the virus, said the county governments were well placed to lead the fight against the pandemic given that they have "continued to show the power to deliver".
With health as a devolved unit, counties have since established emergency funds and committees to take on the virus.
In conjunction with the national government, counties have formulated guidelines to fend off the spread of the virus, including closing markets, restaurants, bars and social places while enforcing strict social distancing rules in public spaces.
The national government is recruiting 5,000 skilled health workers at the county level to fight the pandemic.
County Covid-19 committees are implementing their mandate of contact tracing, MoH guidelines enforcement and formulation of additional measures to curb the spread of the virus.
