President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday morning fired former Rarieda MP Nicholas Gumbo as the Chairman of the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Board.
Uhuru fires Kenyatta National Hospital boss
Changes come amid criticism of KNH handling of patients
File image of President Uhuru Kenyatta
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President Kenyatta at the same time appointed George Opondo Ooko to take over from Gumbo in a gazette notice dated April 22,.
Ooko's appointment will take effect from April 21, 2020, up to May 2, 2022.
The changes were made at a time when KNH has come under spotlight over its handling of emergency cases.
The facility's management has struggled to explain the circumstances that led to the death of prolific author Ken Walibora who is said to have remained unattended for more than ten hours.
Gumbo, a former close ally of ODM Leader Rail Odinga, unsuccessfully vied for the Siaya gubernatorial seat but lost to the current Governor Cornel Rasanga in the 2017 elections.
The former Rarieda MP had been appointed in May 2019 for a three-year term which has now ended prematurely having served for a year.
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