The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has appointed Dr Peter Kamunyo Gathege as its new Chief Executive Officer, with effect from April 14, 2020.
He takes over from Nicodemus Odongo, who has been performing the role in an acting capacity since 2018.
“Dr Kamunyo brings to the Fund a wealth of professional experience with an intensive background in senior leadership positions at pioneering innovative healthcare organisations, global market leaders in the field of insurance brokering and medical scheme administration and fund management,” said NHIF chairperson Hannah Muriithi.
“The Board of management is confident that Dr Kamunyo’s expertise and experience will enable him to steer the Fund to achieving its core mandate and implementation of the reforms in reposition of NHIF as a strategic purchaser of healthcare benefits towards the delivery of Universal Health Coverage,” she said.
Dr Kamunyo is a healthcare executive with 21 years’ experience ranging from clinical practise and healthcare management, medical insurance, the pharmaceutical industry, health care supply chain and strategic purchasing.
He holds a master’s degree in Public Health from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine at the University of London. He has a bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Nairobi.
