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Hon. Susan Nakhumicha Wafula is the current Cabinet Secretary for Health in the Republic of Kenya. She took over her predecessor, Dr. Mutahi Kagwe after her appointment by President William Ruto to head the docket. She officially assumed office as the cabinet head of Health on October 31, 2022.

Early Life and Education
Nakhumicha was born in Sikhendu, Kiminini Constituency, Trans Nzoia County. She sat for her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examinations in 1992 and emerged as the best pupil in the then Trans Nzoia District. She went ahead and joined Mary Hills Girls' High School in Thika and sat for her Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams in 1996. She played leadership roles both in her primary and secondary school years and even became a youth leader in the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret.

She then joined the Kenya Medical Training College and did her Diploma in Pharmacy. Nakhumicha also did another Diploma in Healthcare Management at the Kenya Institute of Management between 2005-2006 and scored a Distinction.

She would later join Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology to pursue a bachelor's degree in Procurement and Management. After her bachelor's she did a Master of Science in Procurement and Logistics, Materials and Supply Chain Management still at the same university. She is currently set to complete her PHD in Business Management, Operations Management, Logistics, and Supply Chain Research.

Professional Life and Political career
Susan Nakhumicha Wafula has experience spanning over 15 years in supply and operations in the health industry. Between September 2006 and August 2007, she served at AAR Heathcare Limited as the Pharmacy in-charge, Kisumu branch. Between 2007 and 2009, she served as the Warehouse Operations Officer at the same organization. She would move on to the Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies organization where she worked as the purchasing manager between 2007-2013.

She also worked as a procurement and logistics officer at the Nairobi Women's Hospital. ￼ Nakhumicha then ventured into politics where she unsuccessfully contested for the Trans Nzoia Woman Representative seat in the 2013 and 2017 general elections but lost to Janet Nangabo.

She vied for the same position in the August 2022 general elections on a Ford Kenya party ticket but lost to Lillian Siyoi of the United Democratic Alliance Party after emerging third. She went back to the health industry after failing to clinch the seat and prior to her appointment to President William Ruto's government, she served as Head of Supply for University of California, San Fransisco Global Program for Reasearch and Training. The University partners with health stakeholders in different countries in mitigating challenges of infectious diseases such as Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis.

Personal Life
Not much is known about Nakhumicha's family as she maintains a private life but sha has never shied away from admitting that she is a mother with children though the number of her children remains unknown.