Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi has appointed Prof Elizabeth Njeri Wamae as the chair of the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI).
According to a statement, she will be joined by new NACOSTI board members, including Dr Titus Lunyasunya, Prof Eucharia Kenya, Prof Elijah Omwenga, Prof Collette Suda, Dr Kamau Thugge, and Eng Julius Riungu.
Prof Wamae replaces Prof Shaukat Ali Abdulrazak, whose appointment was revoked in a gazette notice dated April 7, 2014.
At the time of her appointment, Prof Wamae served as a Chief Research Officer at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI).
The recovered account cited reporting by Nation.