From left: Kemsa officials Fredrick Wanyonyi Simiyu, Edward Njoroge and Waiganjo Njoroge when they appeared before the Public Investments Committee on March 30, 2021.
The committee said Mr Gitura was aware of the problems at the agency but did nothing to address them, citing a letter he wrote to Health CS Mutahi Kagwe, complaining that the management had spent funds meant for the Universal Health Care (UHC) programme to buy PPEs.
The report accuses Mr Manjari of having run a one-man show at the agency and taking advantage of the weak oversight.
Senators have trained their sights on the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) board as investigations into the multibillion-shilling Covid-19 scandal gather pace.
The taxpayer lost money in irregular procurement of personal protective equipment (PPEs) in bizarre deals that shocked the nation.
