The main challenge in coronavairus containment is not money but lack of enough materials, Health Cs Mutahi Kagwe has said.
He said the global challenge has slowed down control measures in many countries.
"It is not that we have ran out of money for this purpose the problem globally is shortage of materials," he said on Wednesday.
He however noted that the government is looking for all avenues of funding to be able to contain the pandemic in the country.
Earlier, the government announced that it will be engaging local manufacturers in the production of protective gear against the coronavirus.
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi said this followed the global shortage of the vital equipment.
"We are in the process of engaging the EPZ to manufacture face masks, suits to be distributed countrywide. We are also looking at the manufacturing of protective suits for our health care workers," Mwangangi said.
The CAS said as per the government's modelling they have already quantified the needs for the Personal Protective Gears and come up with allocation criteria in critical clinics.
Mutahi said that not all masks available have the capacity to protect one against contacting the virus.
"We have now capacity of making approved masks in the country,"
