Susan Nakhumicha Wafula was proposed by President Ruto to lead the Ministry of Health.
Ms. Wafula is an expert in supply chain management with more than 15 years of multicultural, international experience in operations and agile, intelligent supply chains in the healthcare sector.
She has experience working for a variety of healthcare organizations, including the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency, AAR Healthcare, Nairobi Women’s Hospital, and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), one of the top colleges in the world for health sciences.
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She will leave her position as the Head of Supply Chain at UCSF to join the Cabinet.
How educated his Susan Nakhumicha Wafula?
According to her Linkedin profile, Dr Wafula started her career at a diploma level
She did her diploma in Pharmacy at the Kenya Medical Training College.
She also did another diploma in Healthcare Management, Healthcare Management at the Kenya Institute of Management between 2005-2006 and scored a Distinction
She would then join JKUAT to take a bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Management. After her bachelor’s, she remained at the same university and took a Master of Science in Procurement and Logistics, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
“I can deliver supply chain objectives transforming procurement and logistics operations with strategic goals to achieve profitability. I am continuously pursuing professional development opportunities for career growth and performance excellence. I aspire to be a global leader in supply chain management and consultancy,” reads an excerpt of her profile on LinkedIn.
Nakhumicha vied for the Trans Nzoia woman representative position in the 2022 general election.
