Lobby seek to stop new KEMSA CEO Terry Kiunge from assuming office
Lobby group has moved to court to challenge the appointment of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) Chief Executive Office Terry Kiunge Ramadhan over grounds that the recruitment exercise lacked proper public participation.
In an application yesterday under a certificate of urgency by Sheria Mtaani, the court has been asked to bar Ramadhani from assuming office.
Through lawyer Shadrack Wambui, the lobby group says that KEMSA Board appointed Ramadhani secretly and failed to disclose the dates for the interviews and the name of shortlisted candidates to enable the participation of citizens.
“The Petitioner has reason to believe that the recruitment process was tailor made to select the Interested Party, who served in the 2nd Respondent as its Director and Head of its Human Resource Committee, and only resigned a few days before the announcement of the recruitment process,” court papers read in part.
“The process was marred by conflict of interest as the Interested Party was selected by her fellow board members, who she served with until a few days before the recruitment process began, a classic demonstration of the breach of the rule of law, tenets of good governance, integrity, transparency and accountability,” it added.
It adds that the names of the applicants and the dates of the interviews were not disclosed to the public.
Further, the lobby says the recruitment process was opaque with no provision for public participation.
It alleges that KEMSA is rushing to ensure the new CEO assumes office before the advertised date of July 1.
The lobby group asked the court to stop Ramadhan from assuming office adding that if the orders are not granted then she will proceed to assume office on July 1, 2022, thereby rendering the entire petition null and void.
