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Questions as Treasury to pay Sh8bn for Covid vaccines not delivered

The audit report states that the vaccines, which never left a warehouse in Belgium, were subsequently destroyed in August and October 2024.

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by MOSES OGADA

News19 November 2025 - 05:00
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TAXPAYERS are set to shoulder a Sh8.2 billion bill for Covid-19 vaccines that were never delivered and later destroyed in a European warehouse without proper oversight from government officials.

A new audit has revealed that the National Treasury has acknowledged the liability by writing a letter proposing the modalities of settling the debt owed to the Belgian supplier.

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