President Uhuru Kenyattahas recalled four changes he made at the ministries of health and industrialisation barely an hour after sending a press statement to newsrooms communicating the reshufflings. Fresh communication on the subject matter will be issued in due course.” In the recalled communication, former Principal Secretary of Principal Secretary State Department for Industrialisation Dr Francis Owino had taken over as the Principal Secretary for Public Health. Susan Mochahe, who initially held the position of the Principal Secretary for Health has been appointed as the Principal Secretary for Medical Services. Peter Kinuthia Thuku had also been appointed as the Principal Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health cracked the whip by suspending three top Kemsa managers on August 14 as probe into claims of impropriety in the acquisition of Covid-19 equipment began.

Source: Standard Digital August 26, 2020 14:41 UTC