The National Treasury has come under fi re for the non-allocation of resources for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines in the financial year commencing in July. Further, no resources have been provided for the acquisition of vaccines,” stated the report. The new allocations largely cater for personal emolument at Kenyatta National Hospital and the national referral hospitals at Ksh.9.1 billion in addition to Ksh.4.5 billion for the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines. Total unfunded requests from departmental committees add up to Ksh.240 billion with the BAC sighting Ksh.45.5 billion as urgent funding. The concerns on vaccine funding comes as the country rolls out its first COVID-19 jabs on Friday accessed through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) initiative.

Source: Daily Nation March 06, 2021 10:07 UTC