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New board chair Irungu Nyakera promises to clean up mess at Kemsa

Newly appointed KEMSA board chairperson Irungu Nyakera. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Newly appointed Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) board Chairperson Irungu Nyakera now says he will clean up the mess at the agency.

Nyakera was last evening appointed as the new board chairperson, following the suspension of the entire Kemsa board led by Daniel Rono, Chief Executive Officer Terry Ramadhani, and eight other officers over the Sh3.7 billion mosquito nets tender.

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