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CS Kagwe issues directive on conflicting Covid-19 results

By Mercy Kahenda and Julius Chepkwony | 5yrs ago

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutai Kagwe (pictured above) has asked the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) to immediately review Pathologists Lancet Kenya following allegations of conflicting Covid-19 tests.

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