Interests messed medical kits deal, says CS MachariaTransport Cabinet Secretary James Macharianow says roll out of the controversial Sh64 billion Managed Equipment Services (MES) was frustrated by some governors demanding they be allowed to procure the medical equipment instead of the national government. “If it had been properly executed, it would have had such a positive impact. We had to take them to Naivasha to explain that we were leasing the services and not buying. Subscribe Now »But the CS and PS were at pains to explain the logic of leasing some basic equipment, readily available even in supermarkets at exorbitant prices. Other items cited by Wetang’ula were clothes trolley that he noted were leased each at Sh1.2 million, equipment trolley at Sh1.28 million and a fridge at Sh1.56 million.

Source: Standard Digital March 07, 2020 08:03 UTC