Workers at Bedi Investments Textile factory producing Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for use by the heath workers in the hospitals in Nakuru on April 22, 2020. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]The government has rubbished claims that the locally produced Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) have not reached global standards. SEE ALSO: President Uhuru lauds Kenya's UN Security Council elections victory"The PPEs that are manufactured locally are superior to the PPEs that were being imported before. Our local manufacturers are now able to produce better quality PPEs… we now have capacity to make approved masks in the country, “said Kagwe. The President board has now been operational since early April and has marshaled donations from public and private entities.

Source: Standard Digital June 19, 2020 08:46 UTC