Lily Koros Tare


Lily Chepkorir Koros Tare is a Kenyan medical administrator, who serves as Administration Secretary in the Kenya Ministry of Health, effective December 2018.

Early life

Lily Koros Tare was born in Kericho County, Sigowet Division.

Education

Ms. Koros went to Kipsigis Girls High School in Kericho County for her secondary education and later proceeded to pursuing Bachelor of Commerce. She also holds a Master of Business Administration in Health Care Management,Executive Masters in Business Administration and a postgraduate Diploma in International Leadership. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Business Administration at Moi University.

Career

She started her career in business administration at AIC Litein Hospital as an Hospital Administrator. Ms. Koros joined Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital where she served as Assistant Director Finance and Administration before joining the Commission for Implementation of the Constitution where she worked as the Director Management Services and the Ag. Secretary/Chief Executive Officer.Previously, from 21 February 2014, she served as the CEO of Kenyatta National Hospital, the largest public hospital in East and Central Africa.
In March 2018, following a series of surgical mishaps at KeNH, the hospital board suspended Ms Koros and the then director of medical services, Dr Bernard Githae, to "allow an audit of KeNH systems".