Government insists locally manufactured PPEs are of top quality

Workers at Bedi Investments Textile factory producing Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for use by the heath workers in the hospitals in Nakuru on April 22, 2020. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The government has rubbished claims that the locally produced Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) have not reached global standards.

“The PPEs have been critically scrutinized by the Kenya Bureau of Standards and we can confirm we have the best,” said Jane Karuku, the chairperson Covid-19 Emergency Response Committee.