SHA names 23 new assistant directors across multiple departments
By Steve Ireri, October 31, 2025The Social Health Authority (SHA) has announced the appointment of twenty-three new Assistant Directors, marking a major expansion of its senior management team.
The appointments were confirmed via a statement shared on Friday, October 31, 2025, following a recruitment process that began on July 29, 2025.
“The Social Health Authority (SHA) Board is pleased to announce the appointment of twenty-three new Assistant Directors. These significant appointments follow a competitive and transparent recruitment process that began on 29th July, 2025,” the statement read in part.
The newly appointed leaders, the authority noted, will take up positions across key departments within the authority, including Legal Services, Registration and Compliance, Supply Chain Management, Planning and Linkages, Benefits Management, Fund Management, Finance and Accounts, Administration, Human Resource Management and Development, Customer Experience, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Provider Management, and Internal Audit.
Among the appointees are Rose Nakhungu Nandasaba (Assistant Director, Legal Services), Adow Osman Ahmed (Registration and Compliance – County Coordination), Moindi Kevin Omai (Supply Chain Management), Douglas Odhiambo Owino and Beatrice Chelangat Kimalel (Planning and Linkages), Mercy Kamene Mutua and James Leiro Letangule (Benefits Management), Kennedy Kirichu Ndegwa and Samira Swaleh (Fund Management), Irene Jepngetich Rono and Mohamed Elmi (Finance and Accounts).
Others include Callista Kendi Omwenga and Timothy Musyoka Malusi (Administration), Khadija Ali Juma and Maureen Cherwon (Human Resource Management and Development), Brian Muriithi Mugambi (Customer Experience), Julius Kiamba Muli (ICT), Fardosa Abdi Ali and Gilbert Mogambi Osoro (Registration and Compliance), Julia Ouko (Provider Management), and James Tama Musyoka, Irene Akinyi Ng’ong’a, and Samson Nthei Mutuku (Internal Audit).
The SHA Board noted that these appointments are intended to strengthen operational capacity across all Directorates as the Authority scales up to deliver its core mandate of providing comprehensive financial risk protection and ensuring quality healthcare access for all Kenyan residents.
“These new leaders are crucial for enhancing operational capacity across all Directorates as SHA scales up to achieve its core mandate: providing comprehensive financial risk protection and ensuring quality healthcare access for all Kenyan residents.”
Dr Abdi Mohamed, Chairperson of the SHA Board, expressed appreciation to the Authority’s staff for their unwavering support during the interim management period, describing their commitment as pivotal throughout this critical transition.
“The Board takes this opportunity to express its deep appreciation to the dedicated staff for their unwavering support and commitment to the interim senior management team throughout this critical transition period,” SHA added.