According to documents seen by the Nation, the agency procured the N95 (1860) masks at an outrageous price of Sh1,300 per piece against the Sh700 market price. The agency also bought KN95 masks at Sh700 per piece which in the market goes Sh450 on the higher side. Kemsa procured disposable surgical masks at Sh90 per piece against the market price of Sh50. As of Wednesday, total of 429 health workers had tested positive for Covid-19. Kemsa was given the mandate to procure PPEs on behalf of the Ministry of Health, which are then supplied to the counties.

Source: Daily Nation July 17, 2020 08:42 UTC