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A nation on its knees. A virus without mercy. A ledger that exposes everything.
When a mysterious pandemic strikes the Republic of Nyumbani, hospitals run out of medicines overnight. Official reports insist that relief is on the way. But Dr. Asha Kibet, a government epidemiologist, notices something strange in the national delivery logs—entire consignments of critical drugs marked delivered yet never arriving at any hospital. What begins as a data anomaly soon becomes the discovery of a vast network of diversion, profiteering, and betrayal inside the very agency trusted to save lives.
As Asha follows the trail of the “last consignment,” she collides with power:
- Gabriel Mwende, the charismatic head of the Medical Supplies Authority, hailed as a hero but hiding an impossible secret.
- Nuru Achieng, a streetwise chemist whose black-market stock may hold the country’s only hope.
- Kamau Otieno, an honest auditor walking the thin line between duty and treason.
- And Mama Zawadi, the radio voice of a nation in mourning.
When the truth leaks, Nyumbani erupts—into riots, tribunals, and a reckoning that blurs the line between villainy and survival. Was the corruption deliberate theft, or a desperate “continuity plan” meant to save a chosen few?
Told through multiple voices, The Last Consignment blends medical thriller, political allegory, and moral drama to explore how public trust collapses when life itself becomes a commodity. Inspired by real procurement scandals and the moral fault lines exposed during recent pandemics, it is both a chilling dystopia and a deeply human story of those who refuse to look away.
Themes: corruption and accountability, technology as both cure and curse, the ethics of care under collapse, and the quiet heroism of ordinary citizens.
Perfect for readers of The Constant Gardener, Station Eleven, and The Pow
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