Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission detectives leave Kenya Medical Supplies Authority offices in Industrial Area, Nairobi, on September 9, 2020 following a raid at the offices.
Investigative agencies have already spent six days above the 21 given by President Uhuru Kenyatta to get to the bottom of the scandal and nail the culprits.
At least nine companies were awarded tenders through this method using letters allegedly signed by Mr Manjari, who had bypassed Mr Juma.
Another firm, Shop N Buy Ltd, was only four months old when it was given a Sh970 million contract to supply 100,000 PPEs and 100,000 masks.
Top and mid-level managers at the government medical logistics supplier could face up to 10 corruption-related charges should the public prosecutor approve their suits in the coming days.
At the same time, the Saturday Nation understands that the government has stopped making further payments to companies owed money by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) for Covid-19 supplies as investigations into the tenders gather pace.
