Kemsa blames Cabinet nod hitch for Sh790m PPE expiry

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Kenya Medical Supplies Authority acting chief executive Edward Njoroge at the National Assembly in Nairobi Thursday. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

Personal protective equipment worth Sh790 million held by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) at their warehouse have expired, a parliamentary committee heard Thursday.

Kemsa acting CEO Edward Njoroge Thursday told the National Assembly Committee on Health that the expired PPE are part of the Sh5.4 billion that the agency procured but have remained at their stores to date.

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