According to Fund chairperson Jane Karuku, about Sh500 million will be disbursed via M-Pesa to Nairobi's most vulnerable communities. "We want to make sure all the 54 Covid-19 designated hospitals in the country have adequate supply of PPEs. The Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund was established by President Uhuru Kenyatta on April 1, 2020 with the view to mobilise resources to aide in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of the organisations that have contributed include Safaricom (Sh200 million), KCB (Sh150 million), the National Treasury (Sh150 million), Co-operative Bank (Sh100 million), NCBA (Sh100 million) and ABSA Bank (Sh50 million). Others are First Chartered Securities (Sh25 million), Devki Group Sh100 million, UBA Bank (Sh15 million), the Kenya Civil Aviation (Sh15 million), BAT Kenya (Sh10.6 million) and many more.

Source: Daily Nation July 03, 2020 10:41 UTC