My name is Preston Ochieng Otieno and I am an Assistant Director of Pharmaceutical Services and the Pharmacist In-Charge of the Kitale County Hospital Comprehensive Care Centre. I am a skilled pharmaceutical systems expert and a registered Pharmacist with a broad range of experience in the health sector and strong background in Pharmacovigilance, Quality Assurance, Pharmacoeconomics, Health Systems Strengthening, Health Policy Analysis, Health Technologies Assessment (HTA) and Procurement/supply chain management.

Esther Mokaya completed her undergraduate (Bachelor of Pharmacy) in 2008 and postgraduate studies (Master of Pharmacy in Pharmaceutical Analysis) in 2020, both from the University of Nairobi. She is currently in working pharmaceutical industry, with sound background in regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, quality assurance and good distribution of pharmaceutical products.

I did my undergraduate about 10 years ago in this very institution and was eager to come back after sufficiently practicing in this field to specialize in an area that will be beneficial to the community I serve. I am a pharmacist working for the county government, my primary areas are validation of prescriptions, dispensing medications, improving and monitoring use of medicines, extemporaneous preparations, primary health care, pharmacovigilance and being part of various multi-disciplinary teams in the public hospital where I am stationed.