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President Uhuru Kenyatta has revoked the appointment of Kembi Gituri to the Kemsa board.
He has instead appointed Mary Mwadime as the chairperson of the board.
In a Gazette notice dated April, the president said that Mwadime’s term in office will start on April 30 for a period of three years.
The revocation follows the Kemsa procurement scandal.
Last month, lawmakers raised concerns over Gitura’s appointment to the Communications Authority.
The committee chaired by Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir said the appointment of the former Murang’a senator was in bad taste considering the investigation into the Kemsa scandal was ongoing.
In the same notice, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has appointed new members to the board who will serve for a period of three years, as from April 30, 2021.
They include Lawrence Wahome, Robert Nyarango, Terry Kiunge Ramadhani, and Linton Nyaga Kinyua.
The appointment of Timothy Mwololo Waema, Dorothy Atieno, Bibiana K. Njue, and Joel Onsare Gesuka has been revoked by the CS.
The new appointment comes amid a probe into the multi-million saga that is facing Kemsa over the irregularity in awarding the tenders.
Last month, a Senate report accused the Board of Kemsa of failing to oversee the operations of the management in the procurement of Covid-19 items.
The report blamed suspended CEO Jonah Manjari for having single-handedly run the show at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority leading to the Sh7.63 billion scandal.
The report by the Senate Health Committee called for an investigation of senior Kemsa officials for their role in the lost funds.
The committee report examined allegations regarding irregularities in the procurement of pharmaceutical equipment and products by Kemsa
The committee wants the ODPP and the DCI to investigate supplying companies to determine if there was collusion among the CEO, Kemsa, the board of management, and the directors in violating the PPAD and PFM Acts.
“It was clear the role of the board of Kemsa is to have oversight over the Authority. It is required to provide strategic and policy leadership to the Authority and further provide budgetary oversight over the Authority,” the report read.
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