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Originally published by Nation Newstop
June 30, 2026
19h ago
Turkana cracks down on drug theft cartels
For years, patients faced empty pharmacy shelves despite millions of shillings budgeted for medicine as rogue health workers diverted drugs for private sale. Now, a direct delivery system from Kemsa to hospitals has been rolled out..
✨ Key Highlights
Turkana County has launched a new medicine distribution system and enhanced surveillance to combat widespread theft in public hospitals.
- All 234 public health facilities in Turkana will now receive medicines directly from the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa).
- The reforms follow findings of an active drug theft syndicate at Lodwar County and Referral Hospital, incentivized by previous vulnerabilities in the distribution chain.
- The county has invested Sh120 million in Health Products and Technologies under this new "last-mile" delivery model.
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