CS MUTAHI KAGWE HAS ABRUPTLY FIRED THE FOLLOWING

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has fired the members of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) board.

In a gazette notice dated Thursday, April 29, the CS revoked the appointments of Timothy Mwololo Waema, Bibiana K. Njue, Joel Onsare Gesuka, and Dorothy Otieno from the board.

In their place, Kagwe appointed Lawrence Wahome, Robert Nyarango, Terry Kiunge Ramadhani, Linton Nyaga Kinyua appointed as the new board members for a three-year term.

At the same time, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the appointment of Mary Chao Mwadime as the chairperson of the Board of directors of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority, for a period of three years.

Kenyatta officially revoked the appointment of James Kembi Gitura from the post, whom he had earlier appointed the chairman to the Communication Authority of Kenya board.

The appointment came amid the probe of a scandal involving the award of tenders for Covid-19 materials at Kemsa.

By Kenyans.co.ke