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Kagwe defends Kemsa over supply of Sh300m free masks

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe when he appeared before the National Assembly Health Committee at Parliament on Monday. [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe was yesterday put on the spot by the National Assembly Health Committee over Sh300 million allocated for purchase of masks for the vulnerable.

It emerged that no mask has been distributed to the group despite the money being disbursed to Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa) in the last financial year for procurement of the items.

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