After a long wait, Isiolo Governor Abdi Hassan Guyo has nominated 31 candidates to be vetted for chief officer positions.
The names were presented to the County Assembly Speaker Mohamed Roba.
“Following the recommendation by County Public Service Board, I hereby nominate the following persons as county chief officers and forward their names for vetting and subsequent approval,” read a letter to Roba.
Governor Guyo said that he believes the list represents inclusivity, clan and tribe balance, gender and professionalism
He made the remarks after releasing the names of successful chief officers.
Once the names are tabled at the assembly, the Speaker will present the names for vetting before the appointment committee.
County chief officers are authorised to delegate power and are answerable to the county executive committee member in their respective dockets.
Their key functions include the day-to-day administration of departmental activities and the provision of strategic policy direction for effective service delivery within the departments they are assigned to.
They also implement policies and programmes within departments.
While county executive committee members are equivalent to Cabinet secretaries in the national government, chief officers are equivalent to permanent secretaries.
The power to deploy a county public officer within a department is vested in the county chief officer.
