Nyews everywhere .
The Kenya Medical Supply Authority (Kemsa), which buys drugs for all public health facilities in the country, is on the spot again for procuring Covid-19 emergency items at exorbitant prices, the
Nation has learnt.
According to documents seen by the Nation, the agency procured the N95 (1860) masks at an outrageous price of Sh1,300 per piece against the Sh700 market price.
Kemsa ordered 5,000 pieces, investigation by the
Nation reveals.
The agency also bought KN95 masks at Sh700 per piece which in the market goes Sh450 on the higher side. Kemsa ordered for 1,836,400 masks.
Kemsa procured disposable surgical masks at Sh90 per piece against the market price of Sh50.
When Kemsa CEO Jonnah Manjari Mwangi was being grilled by National Health Committee, the members requested to know why he was procuring the personal protective equipment at Sh9,000 yet the same was going for Sh4,500 in the market.
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