The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has begun hiring a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as the former CEO Peter Kamunya’s term ends next week.
In an advertisement in a local newspaper, NHIF stated that the new executive will be hired on a three-year contract with the possibility of an extension.
Through the creation and execution of the strategic plan, he or she will offer the Board of Management strategic leadership in the operational and financial management of the fund.
The new CEO should have at least a master's degree from a university and at least ten years of senior management experience, including financial management and health insurance, among other things.
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Others are members of a professional organisation, have a certificate in corporate governance, are familiar with the NHIF Act and other fund laws, and satisfy the criteria of Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution.
Peter Kamunyo's term will end on April 14, 2023, according to NHIF Board of Management Chairman Michael Kamau, who made this announcement last month.
Kamunyo will leave the Fund after serving for three years.
In place of interim employee Nicodemus Odongo, the doctor joined NHIF in 2020.
Other senior managers are also needed, including a director of the internal audit, a director of information and communications technology, a corporate secretary, a director of legal services, and a director of financial services, among others.
“The Directors will serve on contract for a term of five (5) years and may be eligible for re-appointment subject to acceptable performance,” it added
