President William Ruto has appointed former Kenya Red Cross Society Secretary-General Abbas Gullet as the chairperson of the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Board of Directors.
In a gazette notice dated July 25, Ruto revoked the appointment of Dr Samier Muravvej and named Gullet to serve a three-year term. "In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6(1)(a) of the State Corporations Act and Regulation 2(2)(a) of the Kenyatta National Hospital Board Order, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint Abbas Gullet, to be the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Kenyatta National Hospital.
The appointment of Samier Muravvej is revoked," read the notice in part.
Before his appointment, Gullet served as Kenya Red Cross Society Secretary-General.