The revelations emerged yesterday during the questioning of Health CS Sicily Kariuki by the Senate ad-hoc committee inquiring into the Leased Medical Equipment Scheme. The senators were also told that the Ministry of Health did not carry out any needs assessment on personnel before supplying the equipment. In 2015, the Ministry of Health signed a Sh38 billion deal with select international firms to supply the equipment to hospitals across the county for a fixed term of seven years. “Surely, why are counties paying for what they are not even using, what is the hurry for paying these equipment. Sicily explained that the ministry conducted a needs assessment in counties and produced a report that informed the leasing of the equipment.

Source: The Star October 23, 2019 02:03 UTC