Posted on 03/24/2020 7:55:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
BERLIN - German customs officials are trying to track down about 6 million face masks, ordered to protect health workers from the coronavirus, that they say went missing at an airport in Kenya.
The authorities are trying to find out what happened, a German defence ministry spokeswoman said, confirming a report first published by Spiegel Online.
A Kenyan Airports Authority (KAA) spokeswoman said investigations had found nothing so far.
The FFP2 masks, which filter out more than 90% of particles, were ordered by German customs authorities. They and the armed forces procurement office have been helping the health ministry to get hold of urgently needed protective gear.
The shipment was due in Germany on March 20 but never arrived after disappearing at the end of last week at an airport in Kenya. It was unclear why the masks, produced by a German firm, had been in Kenya.
What exactly happened, whether this a matter of theft or a provider who isnt serious, is being cleared up by customs, a German government source said, asking not to be named.
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Normally “humanitarian aid” to Africa is immediately stolen by those in power, who then sell it to the highest bidder.
The whole place is a joke. They use their own people as raw material to get money, like firewood or crushed rock.
“the African driver”
Could well be that driver had some kin who worked for one of the many Chinese outfits that don’t manage to PAY THEIR WORKERS ?
“Check with Obamas relatives about the missing face masks.”
That was my first thought too, by the way, where is the “Bat-eared bolshevik?”
Probably self-quarantine on Martha’s Vineyard. Things are tough all over. /
They went to the highest bidder.
For sale on eBay?
Africa wins again
“Very few people who have been to Africa are surprised by this.”
Yeah, where you have to pay dash to the cops just to cross the street.
That’s bat eared, Bolshevik,bone smuggler!
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