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Kenyan counties procuring substandard drugs for "cut"

NAIROBI: A National Assembly committee has expressed concern that county government officials were allegedly procuring substandard medical drugs at inflated prices from private suppliers to get a "cut".

Members of the Health Committee led by Dr Rachael Nyamai said some counties were bypassing the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) yet it was offering the best deals.

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