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It’s not worth it, says team on Sh38b medical equipment project

By Daniel Psirmoi | Jun. 11, 2017

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto at Makindu Sub- County Hospital in Makueni County in 2016 when they commissioned new medical equipment. (Photo: Standard)

A Parliamentary Committee has returned a verdict that Kenyans will not get value for money in a multi-billion shilling flagship government project to equip county hospitals with modern medical equipment.

The Parliamentary Departmental Health Committee has in a report on the status of the implementation of the controversial Sh38 billion Managed Equipment Services (MES) programme, poked holes in the project meant to make healthcare accessible to all Kenyans.

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