163 apparel firms get nod to make PPEs

Workers produce face masks at KICOTEC in Kitui on April 7, 2020. FILE PHOTO | NMG

More than 163 manufacturers have been given green light to start producing personal protective equipment (PPE) for handling COVID-19.

The Ministry of industrialization says the Kenya Bureau of Standards has certified more than 100 firms to produce face masks, according to an internal memo seen by Business Daily.

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