Afya House decision to lease medical machines, to cost Kenyans billions

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy William Ruto at Machakos Hospital during a tour of the hospital's new treatment machines. [Courtesy]

Afya House officials would have saved the taxpayer Sh21 billion had they purchased medical equipment for counties instead of leasing.

If the equipment had been purchased in 2015, two hospitals in each of the 47 counties could have been equipped with machines at Sh10.5 billion annually.