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Public hospitals turn to expensive drugs on lower Kemsa supplies
Kenya Medical Supply Authority (Kemsa) transfer cartons containing vaccine doses into a cold storage facility at their warehouse in Kisumu on March 4, 2021.
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) delivered only 41 percent of medicines and medical supplies ordered by public health facilities in the financial year ending June 2025, leaving facilities without essential drugs, and forcing some to either turn away patients or opt for expensive sources.
Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu said the 41 percent order fill rate fell far below Kemsa’s internal performance target of 90 percent. The authority’s sales revenue also declined to Sh4.89 billion from Sh5.80 billion the previous year.
