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Pharmacist to be feted for effort on cheap drugs

Kenya Pharmaceuticals Distributors Association (KPDA) Chairman Dr Kamamia Murichu PHOTO: COURTESY

A Kenyan pharmacist who has been battling international pharmaceutical companies over high prices of medicine sold locally will today receive a continental award.

Dr Kamamia wa Murichu, the chairman of the Kenya Pharmaceutical Distributors Association, will be feted with the 'Titans Building Nations' award in Nairobi for his efforts to provide the same original branded medicine sold by international pharmaceuticals or their local agents in the country but at significantly lower prices.

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