The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority has mapped out the priority areas to be incorporated in development of the new strategic plan.
The new strategic plan is aimed at enhancing efficiency, financial sustainability, and accountability in the Authority.
KEMSA Board Chair Samuel Tunai and CEO Dr. Waqo Ejersa, led the team in the initiation of the 2025-2030 strategic plan during a week long leadership alignment workshop held last week in Mombasa.
Change management, leadership transformation, and performance reviews were the main topics of the strategic leadership meeting.
KEMSA acknowledged the below-par performance indicators, and plans to cut costs, boost income, and enhance debt collection through Social Health Authority – SHIF and Facility Improvement Financing Act – FIF so as to streamline financial sustainability.
Cultural and Structural Reforms
The agency aims to turn cost centers into revenue generators while improving operational efficiency through dashboard tracking and cultural reforms.
According to a statement from the Authority, a culture audit revealed strengths in stakeholder engagement but highlighted weaknesses in leadership and internal policies.
Recognizing the critical role of culture in institutional success, KEMSA leadership committed to addressing these challenges.
The team discussed and decided that the creation of a workable plan and the distribution of audit findings would be crucial in promoting cultural change.
Similarly, the leadership emphasized ethical governance, ensuring oversight and strategic alignment.
To ensure long-term success, KEMSA resolved to conduct extensive stakeholder mapping to better address partner needs.
Persistent issues such as frequent changes in management, long-standing debts, restrictive procurement laws, and low stock turnover will be tackled through structured policy reviews.
Furthermore, the organization plans to catalog all frameworks and regulations that currently constrain its business model, with the aim of advocating for more flexible policies that support efficiency and growth.
Key Steps Forward
The team also formulated key steps of the way forward that included: Implementing KPI-driven performance management and assigning clear roles and targets as well as establishing a debt resolution team.
Other steps include enhancing leadership training and board orientation and refining strategic objectives with continuous monitoring.
KEMSA is hopeful that the changes will strengthen its position as a trustworthy healthcare provider in Kenya and establish new benchmarks for the effectiveness and accountability of the public sector.
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