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Ruto fires Public Health PS, suspends Kemsa boss and sends entire board home

ruto irungu nyakera kemsa Public Health PS Dr Josephine Mburu

President William Ruto has fired Public Health PS Dr Josephine Mburu (top left) and suspended Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) CEO Terry Ramadhani (bottom left) over a Sh4 billion tender scandal. Former PS Irungu Nyakera (top right) has been named Kemsa board chair. 

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By  Nation Reporter

President William Ruto has fired Public Health PS Dr Josephine Mburu, suspended Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) CEO Terry Ramadhani and kicked out the agency's entire board over a Sh4 billion mosquito net supply scandal. He has also appointed former Housing Principal Secretary and Farmers Party leader Irungu Nyakera as Kemsa board chair, a Monday evening dispatch from State House indicates.

The move comes after a Nation.Africa exposé detailing how Kemsa bungled a Sh3.7 billion tender for the supply of treated mosquito nets. It also revealed possible embezzlement of at least $1.353 million (Sh185 million) by rogue Ministry officials from a donor-funded campaign that has left the government staring at refunds and potential sanctions from the Geneva-based Global Fund.

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