Concern over management of Nairobi Food Certification Unit

The KEHPHPU has accused Nairobi City County of unlawfully deploying unqualified personnel to manage the Food Hygiene and Medical Certification Unit at City Hall...

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The Kenya Environmental Health and Public Health Practitioners’ Union (KEHPHPU) is raising urgent concerns over the alleged unlawful management of Nairobi's Food Hygiene and Medical Certification Unit by unqualified personnel.

The union warns that this mismanagement compromises food safety and poses significant public health risks to Nairobi residents.
Key figures include KEHPHPU Secretary General Brown Ashira and the appointed head of the unit, Ann Sakwa.
KEHPHPU insists that the Head of the Medical Certification Unit position is legally designated for qualified and licensed Public Health Officers, not Medical Laboratory Technologists.

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