[David Njaaga, Standard]The Ministry of Health is at pains to explain whether the public got value for money from the controversial lease of medical equipment worth over Sh63 billion. “So there was no scientific basis in the nature of a needs assessment, that whatever decision was made was based on feelings,” said Wandayi. Mochache while responding to audit queries relating to the financial year 2018/2019 admitted that a need assessment report was not conducted. Take a survey“In our response Chair, we to say there was no needs assessment report, but we have also highlighted what was considered the justification,” said Mochache. Initially, the ministry had entered into agreements with five medical contractors for lease of medical equipment to ninety-eight hospitals across the forty-seven counties under the scheme.

Source: Standard Digital May 20, 2021 12:50 UTC