Former National Hospital Insurance Fund boss Geoffrey Mwangi is seeking to bounce back as the state corporation as CEO.
Mwangi was two weeks ago cleared of the Sh1.1 billion corruption case that forced him out of the helm of the state insurer.
He could become the second CEO of a state agency to reclaim his job after suspension and subsequent clearance by the Courts.
Mwangi's lawyer Migos Ogamba confirmed that the ex-NHIF boss is entitled to reinstatement having been unfairly kicked out through an alleged corruption case.
“He had worked two years as CEO when the charges were brought which meant that he had to be suspended. When he requested to go back, he was told to finish the court cases. The case is done now, meaning he can properly return to the office and that is the line I am pursuing,” he said.
According to the lawyer, Mwangi was receiving half his salary during the court trial.
“It is right, just and fair that employees go back to their jobs once cleared by the courts from criminal allegations levelled against them,” he said.
Mwangi left the office in November 2018 following the corruption case.
The current CEO Peter Kamunyo’s three-year term is ending in April 2023, giving Mwangi hope of a possible comeback.
The board can, however, decide to renew Kamunyo's term for a further three years as the law allows that.
Kamunyo was appointed on April 14, 2020.
Mwangi is one of the many top CEOs that were kicked out of their offices over corruption allegations during retired President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration.
Some of them like former Kenya Pipeline Company managing director Joe Sang have gotten their jobs back after being cleared by the courts.
Sang' was reinstated to his position in an acting capacity after the anti-corruption court cleared him from a Sh1.9 billion corruption scandal.
