{"id":4069,"date":"2023-03-10T13:41:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T13:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=4069"},"modified":"2023-03-10T13:41:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T13:41:22","slug":"kamunyos-stint-at-nhif-comes-to-and-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=4069","title":{"rendered":"Kamunyo\u2019s stint at NHIF comes to and end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Kayugira Dante, Nairobi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tenure of National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Kamunyo has come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kamunyo was appointed on April 14, 2020 during the covid 19 pandemic and will be proceeding on terminal leave.<\/p>\n<p>In his place, body chairman Eng Michael Kamau announced that will be taken by Dr. Samson Kahora, the head of Benefits Design and Claims Management with effect from March 14 in acting capacity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4070\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4070\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4070\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kamunyo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kamunyo.jpg 890w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kamunyo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kamunyo-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kamunyo-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>NHIF outgoing CEO Peter Kamunyo<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn light of the employment contract of the Chief Executive Officer of NHIF Dr Kamunyo coming to an end and aware of the major reforms underway at the fund as part of Kenya kwanza\u2019s transformative agenda, the board has decided to open up the position of Chief Executive Officer for competitive recruitment exercise,\u201d said Kamau in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>He went on: \u201cKamunyo\u2019s tenure at the fund began in 14<sup>th<\/sup> April 2020 after replacing Nicodemus Odongo, who was serving on an interim basis. \u00a0Dr kamunyo is expected to finish his three-year term as the CEO on the same day he joined the fund,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The board thanked Peter Kamunyo for his service.<\/p>\n<p>End<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; By Kayugira Dante, Nairobi The tenure of National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Kamunyo has come to an end. 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