This archive report was first published on 10 May 2021.
May 10, 2021 - Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) is facing a crisis of trust and public image following a series of scandals, including the Sh7.8 billion Covid-19 supplies tenders now under inquiry.
As part of a campaign to regain trust, Kemsa has issued a tender for culture change experts to execute reforms at the agency.
The move is seen as a bid to borrow from modern management practices, which have seen corporates turn to external culture change experts to instill accountability among employees after major scandals.
German auto maker Volkswagen, for instance, eyed changing its culture after the scandal surrounding cheating on diesel engine emission tests.
"The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) has set aside funds for use in the procurement of Culture Change Management Program Services during the Financial Year 2020-2021," said Kemsa in internal documents.
President Uhuru Kenyatta overhauled the entire Kemsa Board of Directors on April 29, in the wake of multi-billion-shilling scandals plaguing the medical supplies agency.
Mary Chao Mwadime took over from former board chairman Kembi Gitura, who was moved to Communications Authority (CA) on March 17, 2021.
