President William Ruto has terminated the appointment of Dr. Josephine Mburu, Phd. as the Principal Secretary , State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards.
Through a press release by the Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service Felix Koskei, the President too has revoked the appointments of the Chairperson and Members of the Board of Directors of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority and appointed Mr. Irungu Nyakera as the Chairperson of the Board in accordance with the procedure set out under Section 5 (1) (a) of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act.
The President has noted that the Cabinet Secretary for Health Susan Nakhumicha has reconstituted the Board of KEMSA by appointing the following as members; FCPA Hezbon Oyieko Omollo, Mr. Bernard Kipkirui Bett, Dr. Jane Masiga and Ms. Jane Nyagaturi Mbatia.
She has also suspended Ms. Terry Ramadhani, the Chief Executive Officer of KEMSA alongside the following other concerned staff serving within the Ministry of Health National Malaria Programme and KEMSA namely; Martin Wamwea 9MOH), Lenson Kariuki (MOH), Dr. Pauline Duya (MOH), Justus Kinoti (KEMSA), Cosmas Rotich (KEMSA) and Antony Chege (KEMSA).
She has appointed Dr. Andrew Mutava Mulwa as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) and directed the new management to assure propriety of procurement processes within the Authority.
This comes a day after the Head of State promised to clean up the Kenya Medial Supplies Authority (KEMSA) after Covid -19 saga where Kenya lost Sh7.8 billion that was to purchase Covid-19 equipment and the recent saga of Sh3.7 billion for the supply of treated mosquito nets.
