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Concern over steep price of pharmaceutical drugs in Kenya

Dr Koskei Kipkerich, the chief government chemist. There are growing concerns that international pharmaceutical companies, and their local agents, are making Kenyans pay inflated prices for life-saving medication. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

There are growing concerns that international pharmaceutical companies, and their local agents, are making Kenyans pay inflated prices for life-saving medication.

A comparison of what it costs Kenyans to buy these crucial medication reveals we are forking out a tidy sum compared to other countries, including in Europe and Asia.

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