The Nairobi Hospital has fired CEO Dr. Allan Pamba barely six months after his appointment.
In a letter dated October 2, the board chair of the hospital, Dr. Irungu Ndirangu said Pamba’s probation would not be extended after failing to meet the board’s expectation.
“Please note that the letter dated  I0th  September 2020 extending your probation period up to  12th December 2020 gave you up to 30th September 2020 to acknowledge and execute the performance improvement plan,” the letter read.
“Unfortunately, you responded on 29th September 2020 and requested that the Board of Directors review your performance in line with the Board charter contrary to your letter of appointment which clearly states that the Chairman of the Board will review your performance. Your failure to execute the Performance Enhancement Plan and the probation extension letter implied your  lack of interest to continue working for The Nairobi  hospital.”
According to Irungu, the Board sat on October 2 and resolved not to confirm the termination of Pamba’s contract.
The notice also indicates that Pamba will be paid two weeks in lieu of notice
The CEO was also instructed to hand over all the properties of the facility and clear with the human resource.
The latest development comes at a point when a string of incidents where Pamba has had a short reign at the hospital.
Pamba took over the hospital on March 4 from Christopher Abeid who was serving in acting capacity Gordon Odundo was fired after a clash with the board.
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Before his appointment, Pamba was the vice president of global health at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) – a British multinational pharmaceutical company.
In 2019, the entire board of management was sent home after an exceptionally stormy annual general meeting that happened in November.
The six board members were sent packing following the suit of the Sh5.7 billion hospital expansion project launched in 2016. This is after four board members resigning in advance.
The audit revealed procurement irregularities and conflicts of interest in the multi-billion project.
This led to a nine-member team being voted in at a special general meeting called by KHA.
