Kagwe Explains Intrigues Behind Uhuru Firing KEMSA Board
1 May 2021 - 8:47 am
President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) with Health CS Mutahi Kagwe (left) during the biometric registration of the Universal Healthcare Coverage Programme (UHC) in Mombasa County on Saturday, October 30, 2020
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Kagwe, while appearing virtually before the Senate Health Committee on Friday, April 30, refuted reports alleging that the head of state was coerced into gazetting the changes by the United States government.
Uhuru overhauled KEMSA s board after holding a virtual meeting with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken was reported to have raised concerns over the agency s reputation and corruption allegations.
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Jubilee Party Vice Chairman David Murathe when he appeared before the Public Investment Committee at County Hall, Nairobi over his link to a company that got a tender worth Sh4 billion in the KEMSA scandal.[David Njaaga, Standard]
Jubilee Vice Chairman David Murathe has denied any involvement in the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency scandal.
Appearing before the National Assembly s Public Investment Committee, Murathe said it was unfair for him to be tagged a covid billionaire yet he had nothing to do with what happened at Kemsa.
An agitated Murathe told committee members said all he did was to facilitate a friend to do business acting as their bank guarantor.