Swearing-in

The swearing-in was conducted by Magistrate Garry Unjo and witnessed by officers from the Department of Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs and other leaders from the Kutubu Local Level Government.

Since the expiry date of the Kutubu Special Purpose Authority in 2020, no new members were sworn-in into the office for almost two years.

However, thanks to the leadership of Kutubu Local Level Government President, John Pipi Kila, who take it on board and work around the clock to get the members together and sworn them in.

The nine board members were called up by the principal legal officer of the National Department of Health, Margret Asinimbu, to take their oaths.

Local business sector representative, David Wissink, will be chairing the board for the second time while the board’s deputy chair is newcomer and PNG’s chief radiologist, Dr Dora Lenturut-Katal, who is representing the Department of Health.