The regulations set out to establish the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. The object and purpose of the Fund shall be to mobilize resources for emergency response towards containing the spread, effect and impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya.
Specifically, the purpose of the Fund shall be:
- to fund the purchase of essential supplies for public hospitals and other related institutions, health professionals and frontline workers, as need arises;
- to fund programmes and initiatives towards cushioning and provision of emergency relief to the most vulnerable, older and poor persons in urban informal settlements;
- to support and stimulate micro, small and medium enterprises rendered vulnerable by COVID-19 pandemic;
- to fund restoration of the facilities being used for compulsory quarantine for safe use by the hosting institutions;
- to enhance the capacity of the relevant research institutions in handling COVID-19 surveillance; and
- to fund any other emerging issue arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.