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Kenya: Covid-19 - How Govt Took U.S.$42 Million Loan Every Day
Nation, 9 September 2020
Kenya borrowed Sh4.5 billion every 24 hours in the first three months of the Covid-19 pandemic, in a debt accumulation spree rarely witnessed in any East African country. Read more »
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Kenya: Governors Ditch Kemsa, Seek New Drugs Suppliers
Nation, 8 September 2020
Governors Tuesday resolved to procure medical supplies from other sources other than the government drug supplies agency, which they said was now unable to cater for their needs. Read more »
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Kenya: Murathe Wants DP Ruto Questioned Over Alleged Links to Firm At Centre of Kemsa Scandal
Capital FM, 5 September 2020
Jubilee Party Vice Chairperson David Murathe is on a war path with Deputy President William Ruto, whom he wants questioned over alleged links to a company at the centre of… Read more »
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Kenya: KEMSA Board and Procurement Boss Throw Manjari Under the Bus
Capital FM, 3 September 2020
Dr. Jonah Manjari who was suspended as Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) is an isolated man, with piling trouble and blame shifted on him for… Read more »
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Kenya: Sh4 Billion Deal That Spoilt Covid-19 Party at KEMSA
Nation, 3 September 2020
A close childhood friend of Jubilee Party vice-chairman David Murathe registered Kilig Ltd on January 22 this year. Read more »
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Kenya: Kemsa Boss Links Kagwe to Covid-19 Tender Scandal
Nation, 29 August 2020
Suspended Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa) chief executive officer Jonah Manjari on Friday directly linked Health CS Mutahi Kagwe and PS Susan Mochache to the… Read more »
How Kenya Took U.S.$42 Million Loans Daily for 3 Months - Report
With a worst-case scenario of hundreds of thousands dead and millions infected by the end of the year, the National Treasury reportedly kept its foot firmly on the borrowing gas pedal - signing up for billions from global lenders, including the World Bank. With the curve flattening way earlier than predicted at levels far lower than had been projected, the country is now emerging on the other end of the coronavirus crisis, counting the cost of the pandemic with a mountain of debt and millions of job losses. Governors have resolved to procure medical supplies from other sources other than the government drug supplies agency - Kenya Medical Supplies Authority - which is under probe by over its procurement of Covid-19 supplies with accusations of procurement rules being flouted.
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Strict rules for the burial of Covid-19 victims will be relaxed to allow families accord their loved ones decent sendoff, the health ministry has announced. The ministry has ... Read more »
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The names and faces of officials who may have been involved in Covid-19 corruption are being revealed as investigations gather steam. President Uhuru Kenyatta has in the meantime ... Read more »
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The protest, dubbed #ArrestCovid19Thieves, was organised to demand accountability for the use of Covid-19 billions amid reports that funds allocated to deal with the pandemic may ... Read more »
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Rent prices have reportedly dropped by 0.2% as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has affected most parts of the general economy. 47% of tenants surveyed asked their ... Read more »
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As the country gears towards utilising locally manufactured personal protective equipments over imported ones, Kenyans have been warned to be on the lookout for defective and ... Read more »
Health workers take samples for Covid-19 tests from hotel workers in Nyeri town (file photo).
