More than 922 employees of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) who were suspended by the board last year want President William Ruto to order their reinstatement and a halt to ongoing reforms.

In a letter to the Head of State, they claimed the purported reforms were targeting  senior staff members. Most of the employees have been working from home since November.

In a  three-page letter to the president, they claim Kemsa introduced the reforms with the intention of sacking employees.

The letter has also been copied to the Secretary of the Cabinet nominee Mercy Wanjau and Public Chief Executive Officer Simon Rotich.

The employees want Ruto to separate the Sh7.8 billion Covid-19 scandal from genuine human resource processes and witch-hunts.

“Conduct your investigations independent of the outgoing Health Cabinet Secretary and his Permanent Secretary since they were part of the scheme to get rid of long-serving staffers to cover-up the Covid-19 scam involving personal protective equipments (PPEs),” they said.

According to the employees, Kemsa is spending Sh90 million on salaries yet they are not doing much work. They also accused CEO Terry Kiunge Ramadhani (pictured) of recruiting several officers irregularly.

“These jobs are at the top management level and require full board approval”, they said. In February, the authority sent home 29 managers on compulsory leave. But Kemsa board chair Mary Mwadime has asked the public not to read too much in the new developments.