Ruto Appoints Suspended KEMSA CEO As Deputy Ambassador
Ramadhani was among 14 deputy ambassadors whose appointments were announced on Wednesday, October 4 in a major shakeup of the Kenya Kwanza government.
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President William Ruto appointed suspended Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Terry Ramadhani as the deputy ambassador to India, nearly five months after suspending her over a flawed procurement process at the State agency.
Ramadhani was among 14 deputy ambassadors whose appointments were announced on Wednesday, October 4 in a major shakeup of the Kenya Kwanza government.
She was suspended on May 15, 2023, by Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha alongside other staff members serving within the Ministry of Health (Martin Wamwea, Lenson Kariuki, Dr Pauline Duya, Livingstone Njuguna, Dr Charles Kariuki, Justus Kinoti, Cosmas Rotich and Anthony Chege).
The Head of State also nominated 31 ambassadors who will be subjected to vetting by Parliament before they can be appointed.
President William Ruto during a Church service at Deliverance Church, Lang'ata, Nairobi County on October 1, 2023. /PCS
The picks consist of a mix of Ruto's loyal allies and technocrats who will be mandated with maintaining diplomatic relations with the receiving state and promoting foreign policy strategies through international organizations.
An ambassador's work can change every day, but they typically spend the majority of their time in meetings. They meet with other ambassadors and government officials to discuss the country's position and interests.
The 31 nominated ambassadors include:
1. Amb. Tabu Irina -Dublin, Ireland
2. Amb. Willy Bett - Beijing, China
3. Jane Wairimu Ndurumo -Pretoria, South Africa
4. Amb. George Morara Orina - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
5. Col. Rtd. Shem Amadi - Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
6. Ms. Sabdio Dido Bashuna - Gaborone, Botswana
7. Mr. Jeremy Nyamasyo Ndola- Juba, South Sudan
8. Mr. Jeremy Laibuttah -Khartoum, Sudan
9. Mr. George Macgoye - Djibouti, Djibouti
10. Ms. Joyce Khasimwa Mmaitsi - Luanda, Angola
11. Amb. Phillip Mundia Githiora- Maputo, Mozambique
12. Amb. Isaac Keen Parashina Abuja, Nigeria
13. Ms. Janet Mwawasi Oben - Kigali, Rwanda
14. Hon. Kiringo Kubai - Mogadishu, Somalia
15. Ms. Mercy Mueni Mutuku - Arusha, Tanzania
16. Mr. Abdi Weli Muhamad Hussein -Hargeisa, Somalia
17. Ms. Fouzia Abdirahman Abass - Bern, Switzerland
18. Amb. Betty Chebet Cherwon - Paris, France
19. Amb. Fredrick Musambili Matwan'ga - Rome, Italy
20. Amb. Angeline Kavindu - Stockholm, Sweden
21. Amb. Stella Orina - Berlin, Germany
22. Ms. Nairimas Sharon Ole Madrid, Spain
23. Mr. Maurice Makoloo - Vienna, Austria
24. Prof. Peter Ngure - UNESCO, Paris
25. Mr. Peter Munyiri - New Delhi, India
26. Prof. Emmy Jerono Kipsoi - Seoul, South Korea
27. Mr. John Ronald Ekitela - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
28. Dr. Wilson Kogo - Canberra, Australia
29. Mr Mohamed Ramadhan Ruwange - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
30. Lt. Gen Albert Kendagor -Geneva, Switzerland
31. Mr Mohamed Nur Adan - Doha, Qatar
The 14 Kenyans nominated as deputy ambassadors include:
1. Amb. James Waweru - Geneva, Switzerland
2. Dr. Alome Kasera Achayo - Paris, France
3. Amb. Edwin Afande - London, United Kingdom
4. Ms. Valerie Rugene Berlin, Germany
5. Ms. Irene Maswan - Moscow, Russia
6. Mr. Daniel Cheruiyot Tanui - Brussels, Germany
7. Mr Anthony Mayo Ngugi - The Hague, Netherlands
8. Dr. Jayne Khasoa Luseneka - UNESCO, Paris
9. Mr. Moni Manyange - Ottawa, Canada
10. Ms Terry Ramadhani - New Delhi, India
11. Ms. Lynette Mwendwa Ndile - Beijing, China
12. Amb. Jackline Moraa Kenani - Seoul, South Korea
13. Amb. Arthur Andambi - Tokyo, Japan
14. Mr. Daniel Mumina Nganda - Dubai, UAE
Ramadhani was ousted following a scandal at KEMSA that left the country on the verge of losing Ksh.3.7 billion worth of anti-malaria nets from the Global Fund.
Ruto resultantly appointed Irungu Nyakera as the Chairperson of the Board in accordance with the procedure set out under Section 5(1) (a) of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act.
The Global Fund
The Global Fund was forced to cancel a Ksh3.7 billion mosquito nets tender owing to KEMSA's irregular procurement process.
The foreign agency had discovered irregularities on KEMSA's part during the procurement of the long-lasting insecticide mosquito nets, raising an issue with KEMSA's technical evaluation committee report, citing multiple procurement gaps, including lack of pagination, contention on request for a manufacturing certificate from a manufacturer, and lack of uniformity in identifying the winning and losing bids.
In the report where KEMSA had identified Partecea East Africa as the winning bidder, the Global Fund audit found that none of the bids was responsive.
Ramadhani however defended the alleged bungled procurement tender, as claimed in the Global Fund's audit, and insisted that the authority’s technical evaluation report was factual, during an interview with Citizen TV.
The saga wound up costing Josephine Mburu's job as the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards. She became the first-ever PS in Ruto's government to be terminated while in office and the only member of Ruto's executive to be terminated while in office so far.
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