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Mugenda gets a new offer as chief of healthcare

Former Kenyatta University vice-chancellor Olive Mugenda has been offered the position of chief executive in the institution’s healthcare arm at a pay similar to what she earned as VC.



The university’s council made the decision to offer Prof Mugenda the job on March 2, two weeks before she retired, citing the need for continuity in the nascent healthcare arm dubbed Kenyatta University Healthcare Systems Ltd (KUHCS).

Prof Mugenda, who retired on March 18, led KU for a decade when she instituted many healthcare projects, including a referral hospital, a mortuary and a children’s hospital.

“The appointment is for a term of three years with effect from May 11, 2016, which is not renewable,” Ratemo Michieka, the university’s chairman of Council wrote in the May 4 offer letter.

“The appointment is made to facilitate the smooth transition of the project. In making this decision, the Council is cognisant of the need for continuity and smooth institutionalisation of the KUHCS Limited at the nascent stage.”

Prof Michieka said the position was not filled competitively, adding that the Council felt it was prudent she oversee the project which she started.

“Referral hospitals are run by boards and the board (of the KU hospital) has not been selected. Until the board, which will run the hospital, comes in, we have to have someone like a caretaker,” he said on Friday.

The Council gave Prof Mugenda up to June 11 to indicate if she would accept the offer. Prof Michieka said he has been away from the university and was unaware if Prof Mugenda had responded to the offer. Prof Mugenda did not respond to our questions on the issue


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