Nairobi, Jan. 28 -- The Auditor-General has faulted the pharmaceutical regulator over its low staffing levels, even as audit findings show that the State agency has fallen short across virtually all its key performance targets, including licensing, product monitoring and drug safety.

An audit of operations and finances of Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) revealed that the State body was understaffed by 46.6 percent, with 164 positions remaining unfilled despite management having received approval from the board to recruit.

In her audit report for the financial year ending June 2025, Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu noted that the regulator's board had approved a staff establishment of 352 positions.

"However, only one hundred and eighty-...