Minister for Health Elias Kapavore

Health Minister tasked to address procurement issues

He was bluntly told by Northern Governor Gary Juffa that the health procurement system was being corruptly managed.

Governor Juffa used an example from his province, where a male nurse allegedly received K600,000 to build a transit warehouse for medical supplies but failed to deliver.

He said: “The Health issue is your corrupt procurement system, causing unnecessary stress. In 2013, the Health Department paid K600,000 to a male nurse operating a building company in Oro, to build a transit warehouse.