THE STANDARD
KEMSA has been under investigation over the Sh7.8 billion Covid-19 procurement scandal which elicited public outcry since august last year. [File, Standard]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has overhauled the entire KEMSA Board of Directors.
The previous regime was sent packing on Thursday, April 29, in the wake of multi-billion-shilling scandals plaguing the medical supplies agency.
Mary Chao Mwadime will now take over from Kembi Gitura, who was moved to Communications Authority (CA) on March 17, 2021.
Gitura was appointed as CA’s Board chairperson by President Kenyatta despite ongoing investigations at KEMSA over alleged dubious tender deals amounting to Sh7.8 billion.
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