- Five members of the KMTC Board have secured fresh three-year terms, providing continuity in the institution’s leadership.
- Hillary Muhalya examines what the renewed mandates could mean as the College advances its strategic priorities.
- The reappointments come as KMTC enters its centenary chapter amid growing demands on Kenya’s health workforce.
The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) has secured a measure of leadership continuity after five members of its Board of Management were reappointed for fresh three-year terms, strengthening institutional stability as the College advances its 2023–2028 Strategic Plan.
The renewals place experience and institutional memory at the centre of KMTC’s next phase of growth, coming at a critical period when the country is seeking to strengthen the training of a competent, responsive and future-ready health workforce.
President William Ruto has reappointed Mr. Joseah Kiplangat Cheruiyot as Chairperson of the KMTC Board of Management for another three years, effective August 21, 2026.
His reappointment was effected through Gazette Notice No. 13505, issued under the Kenya Medical Training College Act.
The continuity at the top has been complemented by the renewal of the tenure of four Board members representing public interest.
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has reappointed Mr. Paul Kaino Cheboi, Ms. Eunice Wangui Karanja, Ms. Hardlyne Lusui and Eng. Joseph Ouma Atonga for another three-year term, effective August 28, 2026.
Together, the five bring a combination of experience and institutional knowledge that could prove valuable as KMTC navigates an increasingly complex health-training environment.
Why the reappointments matter
For an institution as strategically important as KMTC, leadership continuity is more than a matter of retaining familiar faces.
It can provide the stability required to pursue long-term programmes without repeatedly interrupting institutional priorities every time governance structures change.
KMTC is currently implementing its 2023–2028 Strategic Plan, which places emphasis on strengthening the quality of training, advancing research and innovation, embracing digital transformation and enhancing institutional sustainability.
These priorities require consistent oversight, strong governance and a Board capable of maintaining strategic focus over time.
The renewed leadership therefore comes at a moment when the College must balance expansion with quality while responding to the rapidly changing needs of Kenya’s health sector.
A Board at the heart of KMTC’s future
The KMTC Board of Management has a central responsibility in providing governance, oversight and strategic direction to the institution.
Its role becomes even more significant as the College expands access to medical training and seeks to ensure that its programmes remain relevant to the country’s evolving healthcare needs.
KMTC is not merely training students for today’s health system.
It is preparing the workforce that will serve Kenya’s hospitals, health centres, laboratories, communities and specialised healthcare institutions in the years ahead.
That places a premium on strategic decisions concerning curriculum relevance, training infrastructure, technology, research, innovation and the overall quality of graduates produced by the institution.
The Board’s ability to provide stable and forward-looking leadership will therefore remain critical.
The reappointments are expected to preserve valuable institutional experience while giving the Board an opportunity to build on initiatives already under implementation.
Rather than starting afresh, the renewed leadership can continue tracking the progress of the Strategic Plan, strengthening accountability and ensuring that institutional investments translate into tangible improvements in training and service to learners.
The challenge, however, will be to turn continuity into measurable results.
For KMTC, leadership stability must ultimately be reflected in better learning environments, stronger academic programmes, expanded opportunities for learners, increased research output, meaningful digital transformation and graduates equipped to meet the realities of modern healthcare.
The five return to the table
Cheruiyot will continue serving as Chairperson of the Board, while Cheboi, Karanja, Lusui and Atonga will continue representing public interest.
They will serve alongside other members of the KMTC Board, including representatives of the Ministry of Health, the Director-General for Health, the National Treasury and the College’s Chief Executive Officer.
The composition brings together different perspectives necessary for governing an institution whose mandate sits at the intersection of education, healthcare, public policy and national development.
The significance of KMTC extends beyond its campuses.
As Kenya works to address health workforce gaps and improve access to quality healthcare, the capacity of institutions responsible for training health professionals becomes increasingly important.
Every improvement in medical training has the potential to influence the quality of care delivered to patients.
Every innovation developed within the institution can contribute to solving challenges within the health system.
And every competent graduate represents an addition to the country’s healthcare workforce.
That makes the strategic direction of KMTC a matter of national interest.
The KMTC fraternity, led by Dr. Kelly Oluoch, has congratulated Cheruiyot, Cheboi, Karanja, Lusui and Atonga on their reappointments and wished them success as they continue providing strategic leadership and oversight to the College.
The renewed terms now provide the Board with an opportunity to consolidate gains, address emerging challenges and accelerate implementation of the institution’s strategic priorities.
The message from the new terms should therefore be clear: continuity must produce delivery.
With KMTC marking its centenary under the KMTC@100 banner, the institution enters an important chapter in its history.
The next three years will not simply be about maintaining the status quo.
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They will be about strengthening an institution whose graduates occupy a critical place in Kenya’s healthcare system and whose future will be measured by the quality, relevance and impact of the professionals it produces.
By Hillary Muhalya
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