The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has announced the relocation of its headquarters from the Industrial Area, Nairobi County.
The headquarters previously situated along the Commercial Street will now be based at KEMSA’s National Supply Chain Centre in Embakasi off Airport North Road.
In a notice seen by The Kenya Times, the authority said the relocation will take effect on May 1, 2024.
“KEMSA wishes to inform the general public and all stakeholders that our headquarters will be relocating from Commercial Street, Industrial Area to The National Supply Chain Centre in Embakasi off Airport North Road, with effect from 1st May 2024,” read the notice in part.
The authority said the move to relocate will centralize their operations and inject efficiency for improved service delivery to Kenyans.
KEMSA however said its contact information including phone numbers and email addresses will remain unchanged, and Kenyans can easily access services from their new offices.
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“Our phone numbers and email addresses remain unchanged, and customers can continue to access all services at the new office location uninterrupted,” the notice further read.
Furthermore, the body emphasized that it remains committed to provide reliable, affordable and quality Health Products and Technologies and supply chain solutions that save and transforms lives in East and Central Africa.
KEMSA Reshuffles Staff
The relocation came months after KEMSA board suspended the Procurement Director Gilbert Mamati and reshuffled 23 staff following an internal audit.
According to the board chairman Irungu Nyakera, the audit revealed irregularities in procurement in the authority.
Further, Nyakera stated that the authority had a debt amounting to Ksh3 billion, adding that he would implement more reforms at the authority.
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The suspension came shortly after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua announced in December 2023, that the government had finally reorganized and streamlined operations at KEMSA.
Gachagua noted that the authority had increased its efficiency in distributing medical supplies to the nation’s healthcare facilities adding that in 2022, the government had c focused on addressing the parastatal’s inefficiencies and poor service delivery.
“We have streamlined the operations at KEMSA and as of today, medical supplies are available to the counties and no county can claim they have not received medical supplies,” he said.
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