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What SHA means for your pharmacy, and why you cannot claim from it
Private retail pharmacies cannot contract with SHA, and a rule in force from 1 October 2026 is designed to shrink the referred prescription trade. What the contracts say, and what to do about it.
By Chris Odoyo
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October 07, 2026
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PPB product traceability: what Kenyan pharmacies must do, and what is not set yet
Retail pharmacies are explicitly in scope for Kenya's national medicine traceability system. Here is the one dated deadline, the four phases, and the detail PPB has not published yet.
Chris Odoyo · Oct 07, 2026
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Operating a Pharmacy legally after the PPB crackdown: what inspectors actually check
The offence that catches licensed pharmacies is not trading without a licence. It is trading without a professional in the room. What the Act requires, what the penalties really are, and how to check your own status.
Chris Odoyo · Oct 06, 2026
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