BOARD OF DIRECTORS

KEMRI is governed by a Board of Directors (BOD) which is responsible for all policy matters, and is composed of a Chairman, seven gazetted/appointed members and four ex-officio members representing various Government Ministries, including the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation.  KEMRI’s Chief Executive Officer, who is the Principal Accounting Officer of the Institute, is a board member. The Corporation Secretary also serves as secretary to the Board of Management.In order to ensure efficient delivery of Board mandates, the Board operates through the following four (4) Board Committees namely:-

  1. Human Resource and Administration (HR & A)
  2. Finance, Grants and Resource Mobilization Committee (FGRMC)
  3. Board Audit Committee (BAC)
  4. Scientific Research and Innovations Committee (SRIC)

Committees of the Board

Members

Dr. Damaris Maweu           –         Chairperson

Mr. Christopher Marwa

CPA Faith Mwongerah

Ms. Wangui Njenga

Human Resource and Administration (HR & A)

Members

CPA Faith Mwongerah         –         Chairperson

Ms. Vivian Chebii

Mr. Luka Chemwolo

Finance, Grants and Resource Mobilization Committee (FGRMC)

Members

Ms. Wangui Njenga           –         Chairperson

Dr. Rebecca Kiptui

Ms. Vivian Chebii

Mr. Christopher Marwa

Board Audit Committee (BAC)

Members

Mr. Luka Chemwolo          –         Chairperson

Dr. Damaris Maweu

Dr. Rebecca Kiptui

Scientific Research and Innovations Committee (SRIC)

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The Director, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
The Director of the Institute is appointed under the provisions of the Science and Technology (Amendment Act 1979), by the Minister for the time being responsible for Health, on recommendation by the Board. He is the Chief Executive of the Institute. In this capacity, he is the accounting officer as well as the administrative and scientific head of the Institute.

Research Centres and Programmes
The Research Centres of KEMRI are created by the Board of Management. These Research Centres are expected to focus on specific areas of national and/or strategic importance, in accordance with their respective broad mandates in any of the six (6) research programmes of the Institute The Board may reorganize the mandates of these Research Centres in conformity with the national objectives, as it may deem appropriate.