Kemri Director-General Yeri Kombe asked Dr Lutomiah to put in place the necessary infrastructure to respond to the pandemic. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe instructed Prof Kombe to remove Dr Lutomiah from any leadership position at Kemri immediately. “To avoid similar occurrences, it was in order that Dr Lutomiah be replaced,” he added. The dismissal has created tension at Kemri, with researchers accusing Prof Kombe of failing to defend a colleague dismissed wrongly. Kemri researchers also need protective equipment since they are handling the samples.

Source: Daily Nation April 26, 2020 07:52 UTC