{
  "id": 12109086,
  "title": "Government ordered to pay Sh1.15bn for 30-year-old anti-malarial supplies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/government-ordered-to-pay-sh1-15bn-for-30-year-old-anti-malarial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:04:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital Business",
    "slug": "capital-business",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/government-ordered-to-pay-sh1-15bn-for-30-year-old-anti-malarial-supplies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kenya's Court of Appeal has ruled that the government must pay Equip Agencies Limited Sh1.15 billion for unpaid contracts to supply anti-malarial supplies over 30 years ago. The three-judge bench upheld the company's claim, finding that Equip Agencies delivered and invoiced the goods, which were accepted and distributed by the Ministry of Health. The court ordered the government to pay the principal amount of Sh1.15 billion, plus interest at the court rate from June 26, 1995, until full payment. The dispute stemmed from two contracts signed in 1993 and 1995 for insecticides, agricultural chemicals, anti-mosquito chemicals, and related equipment. Despite the Ministry cancelling three Local Purchase Orders (LPOs) in 1996, Equip Agencies continued to supply the required goods. The court rejected the government's argument that the LPOs were invalid due to lack of fund confirmation and proper authorization. While the Attorney General claimed the claim was outside the three-year limitation period, the appellate court found that the cause of action arose when the Ministry cancelled the LPOs in 1996, making the claim lodged within the required timeframe. The High Court had previously ordered a higher payment of Sh1.86 billion with compound interest, but the Court of Appeal set that interest aside and instead ordered payment of the Sh1.157 billion principal amount with court rate interest from June 26, 1995 until full payment.",
  "summary": "The dispute arose from two contracts signed between the Government and Equip Agencies in 1993 and 1995 for the supply of insecticides, agricultural chemicals, anti-mosquito chemicals and related equipment to government institutions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}