The COVID-19 PPE Donated by the Jack Ma Foundation Has Turned Into a Complete and Total Mess in Kenya

It’s been six months since the first shipment of personal protective equipment and other materials donated by the Jack Ma Foundation arrived in Kenya and still, only 24 of the 81 infrared thermometers have been distributed, according to the Ministry of Health.

It’s the same story for the 12 respiratory ventilation tools, known as positive airway pressure kits, none of which have so far been put to use.

Although some of the donated materials have made it to clinics and other medical facilities that have treated the 30,000+ patients infected with COVID-19, the government nonetheless admitted that some of the rest is still sitting in warehouses.

These latest revelations come on the heels of a damning NTV investigation that uncovered widespread fraud related to the donated PPE and that a considerable portion of the materials was sold on the black market to buyers in Tanzania and, in some cases, back to the Kenyan Ministry of Health at inflated prices.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations now is now investigating at least two separate theft reports related to the donated PPE, according to a report in the Daily Nation newspaper.

And amid all of this, Kenya’s health minister, Mutahi Kagwe, announced earlier this month that all future acquisitions of Chinese PPE would be blocked due to quality concerns. It was not clear if those quality issues were specifically related to the PPE donated by the Jack Ma Foundation or other materials acquired separately. 

Other COVID-19 Corruption News in East Africa:

  • KENYA: Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Executive Officer Twalib Mbarak spoke out for the first time about the ongoing investigation into illegal PPE sales by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority. He said it’s going to take time before any arrests are made given the complexity of the case. (KENYANS.CO.KE)
  • SOMALIA: TheDirector-General of Somalia’s Health Ministry, Abdullahi Hashi Ali, and 3 others, were sentenced to jail after they were found guilty of stealing COVID-19 funds. (KENYANS.CO.KE)
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