Taxpayers to lose Sh2.3 billion in EACC, Kemsa auction deal

Kemsa offices

The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority's offices in Industrial Area, Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

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The Anti-graft agency has cleared the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) to auction Covid-19 protection kits bought at inflated prices in a sale that will cost taxpayers Sh2.3 billion.

Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache disclosed Thursday that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) clearance had been submitted to the Cabinet for final approval.

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