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HIV kits maker, State in Sh9.7m 'grant' battle

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HIV self-test kits. [Getty Images]

Ministry of Health officials sought Sh9.7 million from a manufacturer as a donation to facilitate a pilot study for three algorithms HIV test kits.

A Chinese manufacturer has told the High Court that after its product was prequalified for the study in Mombasa, Garissa, Kiambu and Kisumu, the government asked that it gives the money.

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