Okiya Omtata takes the Director of Public Health Dr. Kepha Ombacho to court over integrity issues
By Kevin Ndhirangu Human rights activist Okiya Omtata early this month filed a petition (No. 562 of 2017) at the Nairobi High Court, certified as urgent, before Justice John Mativo to the CS for Health, Public Health Officers and Technicians Council, Dr. Kepha Obacho (Director of Public Health and Sanitation), PSC and the AG over the mismanagement of the Public Health Officers and Technicians Council (PHOTC), irregular appointment of independent members of the Council, exorbitant and discriminatory examination and licensing fees the Council charges Interns, the conduct and integrity of the Director of Public Health/Registrar of the Council Dr. Kepha Ombacho, his irregular re-appointment and rampant corruption in the Department of Environmental Health, Afya House, among others. Omtata (Left) and Director of Public Health Dr. Ombacho The petition came after persistent complaints from a group of Public Health Officers (PHOs) countrywide expressing concerns about