Thursday April 29, 2021 – The Government of President Uhuru Kenyatta has fired the members of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) board.
In a gazette notice dated Thursday, April 29, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe, 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.
Uhuru 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.
Gitura had been the chair of the KEMSA board for close to two years, a period that was marred with allegations of corruption and fraud.
His appointment to chair the board of the CA was later challenged in court.
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