Sh7b Covid-19 items still stuck at Kemsa over Cabinet delay

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The Cabinet, chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, is yet to approve the disposal of the items. [Courtesy]
Masks and other Covid-19 equipment worth over Sh7 billion are still lying at Kemsa stores as health workers struggle to protect themselves from the virus.
It is understood that this is because the Cabinet, chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, was yet to approve the disposal of the items that were procured exorbitantly by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa).
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe had last year ordered Kemsa to sell the items at the prevailing market rates after counties refused to procure with the agency citing inflated prices.

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