A billion-dollar Covid-19 deal linked to Kenya attracted the attention of US regulators ...Middle East

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The Covid-19 pandemic has further exposed corruption in African governments, as numerous reports emerge from procurement deals struck under shady circumstances. In South Africa, there are accusations of the misuse of $900 million in public funds meant for fighting the pandemic. In Uganda, four top officials were arrested on suspicion of inflating prices for Covid-19 relief food, costing the government at least $528,000.In Kenya, citizens have protested allegations of corruption in the procurement and supply of Covid-19 equipment worth $71.96 million by a government agency. But the latest scandal to envelop the country has had international implications, pulling in a Canadian firm and America

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