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KRA destroys Sh3m drugs donated to Kenyatta National Hospital for diabetic children over tax tussle

A consignment of donated diabetes drugs held at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has gone bad awaiting clearance arising from a tax tussle.

The insulin worth Sh3 million meant for the treatment of about 250 diabetic children at Kenyatta National Hospital has been lying at JKIA since February this year after Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) confiscated them over tax. KRA allowed the destruction of the drug.

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