Aman said the malaria diagnostic kits and Covid testing kits made by researchers at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) are already being sold in pharmacies at 60 shillings (about 53 US cents) and $4.4 per pair, respectively. He said the government will not only support KEMRI with the continued production of these kits, but also purchase the products to ensure continuous research and improvement now and in the future. Daniel Mbinda, the chairman of the KEMRI board of directors, said that currently, the institution is testing 70 per cent of Covid samples in the country, adding that the institution is looking at ways of partnering with the pharmaceutical industry to introduce new products to the local and regional markets