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Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta Wants to Know What Happened to the Missing Jack Ma PPE Donations

by Eric Olander

Under mounting public pressure, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered an investigation into Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) and its handling of the March 2020 PPE donations from the Jack Ma Foundation, amid allegations that they were illicitly sold, lost or wasted.

The president is demanding a report on the situation within 21 days.

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