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Leave no stone unturned in probe into misuse and theft of Covid-19 funds

Kemsa headquarters. [PHOTO: Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

A special audit by the Auditor General’s office shows that counties cannot account for Sh7.7 billion of Covid-19 funds.

The report reveals malpractices that include widespread violation of procurement laws, award of contracts to unqualified bidders, purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from private suppliers instead of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) and inconsistencies in records of quantities of stores supplied from Kemsa and those received by the counties.

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