[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. 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. Little is known about the incoming KEMSA Board boss, Mwadime. Take a surveySection 5 (1) Part A of the KEMSA Act grants the President powers to appoint the chairperson of the Authority’s Board of Directors.

Source: Standard Digital April 29, 2021 08:10 UTC