Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore Lands New State Appointment at the National Cancer Institute

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore has landed a new State appointment amid reports of his exit from the telecommunications firm later this year.

Collymore has been appointed as a board member of the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

He will serve alongside Citizen TV’s Digital Content Manager Mercy Oburu, Evangeline Njiru, and David Makumi. Collymore and Ms. Oburu are known to be cancer survivors.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6 (2) of the Cancer Prevention and Control Act (2012), the Cabinet Secretary (Sicily Kariuki) appoints David Makumi, Mercy Oburu, Bob Collymore and Evangeline Njiru,” the Gazette notice reads.

The four appointees will serve as board members of the National Cancer Institute for a period of three years.

“The National Cancer Institute is a corporate body established under the Cancer Control Act and serves as the coordinating body for all cancer control activities in Kenya. The institute’s main mandate is to advise the Cabinet Secretary of Health on the overall priorities that should be accorded to cancer prevention and control in Kenya,” a statement on the website reads.

It recently emerged that Collymore plans to step down as CEO of Safaricom in August due to health reasons.

In late 2017, he took a nine-month medical leave to seek cancer treatment in London, United Kingdom.

Collymore was also appointed to the Vision 2030 Board by President Kenyatta last year.