President William Ruto has awarded COTU’s Secretary General Francis Atwoli’s heir into his administration for the vast experience in matters public
Ruto appointed Atwoli’s son, Professor Lukoye Atwoli, to the board of Directors of the Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital
He will sit as it’s non executive chairperson for three years
Mr Lukoye, 45 is the son to most outspoken Central Organization of Trade trade unionist, Francis Atwoli
Professor Lukoye Atwoli will sit on the board of directors of the Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital as its non-executive chairperson.
President William Ruto sanctioned Atwoli’s appointment to the post in a Gazette Notice dated October 17. He would be occupying the post for three years.
Lukoye is a reputed doctor of psychiatry with experience spanning over two decades, having traversed different facets of medical field
Owing to his expertise in mental matters, he has presumably been deemed the best fit for the post at the Mathari Hospital, the only public psychiatric facility in Kenya. He is a dean at Aga Khan University Medical College, East Africa. The father of four holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Moi University. He undertook his residency (Master of Medicine) in Psychiatry at the University of Nairobi before acquiring his professorship from South Africa’s University of Cape Town, where he obtained a PhD from the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health.
He is a significant influencer of mental health policy in Kenya and the continent
Besides being a member of the World Health Organisation’s World Mental Surveys Consortium, he takes pride in leading and participating in mental health research locally and internationally