The government had released money for Covid-19 vaccines this financial year. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]The government has allocated at least Sh7 billion for procurement of Covid-19 vaccines this financial year. “It is true we made provisions for the purchase of vaccines for this and the next financial year. This is being done through enhanced enabling environment for private sector investment in this critical sector,” he said. The CS disclosed that the government was engaging the private sector in order to agree on the necessary incentives required to facilitate local manufacturing of drugs.

Source: Standard Digital May 03, 2021 22:52 UTC