Global Fund Will No Longer Give Kenya The Sh40B Cash Grant Due To Rampant Corruption

The Fund, supports HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria programmes now says it would instead buy the medical supplies needed by the country but not giving cash.

Only three African countries – Kenya, South Africa and Ethiopia – have been getting the grants in cash but the agency has lost trust in Kenya.

This decision is meant to stem corruption in the procurement chain where corruption thrives and afford more beneficiaries drugs and other supplies a measure that will go to punish the leeches in the chain but cushion the vulnerable poor Kenyans.

Global Fund has been at loggerheads with KEMSA following procurement mishaps which they felt the need to clear before proceeding with their grant obligations.

Particularly delays in procurement of GeneXpert cartridges and nutritional commodities, a transport tender at Kemsa and procurement of Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey.

It will be interesting to see how the new measure by the Fund unravels whether it will cut the looting or the cartels will find other creative ways to keep stealing.

Latest Kemsa Covid-19 scam has rubbed many donors the wrong way and are now pushing for accountability. USAID is also on record demanding for answers as they ponder on their next move.