How Kemsa kept buying masks amid Sh1.5bn dead stock

Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) warehouse in Embakasi, Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) kept buying face masks even as it held onto nearly expiring stocks.

Tender documents seen by the Business Daily show the authority issued an international tender for personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, at a time it was stuck with a dead stock of masks and other PPEs which could see taxpayers lose Sh1.5 billion.

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