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Reforms at Kemsa will be painful but are set to bear fruit soon

Mary Mwadime, Chairperson of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority.

At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kenyans woke up to a realisation that the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) was reeling from graft. The days that followed saw a national outcry and the reconstitution of the Kemsa board to provide oversight and policy direction. President Uhuru Kenyatta was concerned that Kemsa was treading on thin ice.

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