Isiolo County Teaching and Referral Hospital is set to go cashless beginning Monday.
Deputy Governor James Lowasa said electronic payments are much safer than cash.
"Effective April 24, 2023 payment can be made through Lipa na Mpesa, Paybill Account number 4098977," he said.
"The cashless transaction variable will increase the value of the internal control system."
Lowasa said that systemised services will save time and increase efficiency, transaction and accountability, hence bringing budget discipline.
Counties like Nairobi have already gone cashless in their hospitals.
Isiolo Governor Abdi Hassan said that going cashless will boost revenue collection and prevent fund pilferage.
"By going cashless, the hospital can also track all transactions and reduce theft within the system," he said.
Earlier, the governor had put no notice those who are in the habit of stealing drugs from county hospitals, saying that his administration would not condone the criminal behaviour.
In 2021, the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority announced it would be delivering family planning commodities and other essential medicines to health facilities using a mobile application.
They rolled out the use of the Electronic Proof of Deliveries application to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in delivery.
The e-POD app has GPS capabilities to ensure supplies are delivered to the right health facilities.
It also has a receipt and acknowledgement module for the facility to ensure the commodities are delivered in their right quantities.
