Pandemic? What pandemic?

In just under 60 days, Kenya secured Sh223bn for its Covid-19 war chest.

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Shortly thereafter, Kilig Ltd, registered on Jan 22, 2020 by Ivy Minyow Onyango, landed a Sh4bn deal to supply PPE to Kemsa https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/news/traders-who-made-millions-from-covid-supplies-1911288
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The Nation Investigations Desk has established that the actual beneficial owner of the company is a vocal Jubilee politician, who has made his billions by securing contracts from government agencies and selling them to companies in exchange for 10 per cent cut.
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Shop ‘N’ Buy Limited, registered on Feb 14, 2020 and owned by James Kipketer Chululey, was handed a Sh970 million contract to supply 100,000 PPE kits, each at an approximate price of Sh9,000, earning it revenues of Sh900 million.
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Then there's Wanderjoy Party World Ltd.

Wanderjoy has been providing catering services to Statehouse and now serves tea and snacks to police officers manning roadblocks during Covid-19 curfew and lockdown hours.

At MoH, a small team consumed Sh4,000,000 in tea in one month
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Bell Industries, owned by a Mr Titus Kirea Ibui and Mercy Karambu Ngeera, is also on the list of suppliers, after it got a tender to supply 15,000 PPE kits at Sh135mn, and 5,000 infrared thermometers at Sh10,000 a piece.

In total the company supplied goods worth Sh185 million
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Nanopay Limited also benefited from Kemsa’s flawed procurement process and this has put its top executives in the cross hairs of the EACC.

The company, which is owned by a Mr Ahmed Rahim Mohamud Mohammed, got a tender to supply 50,000 pieces of KN95 face masks at Sh35mn.
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Then there was Light Up Africa Limited, owned by Ms Emma Wanjiku Maina and Martha Wanjiru Thuku. It got a Sh25-million contract to supply 50,000 pieces of sanitiser in 500ml units
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Ziwala Limited, which is owned by Ms Samantha Ngina Muthama and June Nduta Kinyua, equally received a piece of the Covid-19 billions.

It got a Sh84 million contract to supply 120,000 pieces of KN95 face masks, also at the inflated price of Sh700 a piece.
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