SERVICE DELIVERY

Isiolo vets, approves Guyo’s county executive nominees

The governor urged the county officials to start working and ensure residents get quality services.

In Summary
  • Guyo retained two county executives who served in his predecessor Mohamed Kuti's government.
  • The two are Lawrence Mwongela and Yusuf Dahir, who will be in charge of tourism, trade, cooperatives and enterprise development, and lands in addition to peace and conflict resolution affairs.
Isiolo county secretary Dade Boru after taking oath on October 25.
Isiolo county secretary Dade Boru after taking oath on October 25.
Image: MAUREEN KINYANJUI

Isiolo county assembly has vetted and approved six county executive members, county secretary and county attorney general.

The proposed names by Governor Abdi Hassan Guyo were later tabled at the assembly.

After the adoption of the vetting report by the assembly, the CEC nominees were sworn in on, in a ceremony presided over by Guyo.

Others in attendance were Speaker Mohamed Roba Qoto and the county assembly clerk.

Guyo urged the county officials to start working and ensure Isiolo residents get quality services.

The governor also said he won’t hesitate to fire any underperforming official.

He said proper service delivery remains his top priority.

Guyo retained two county executives who served in his predecessor Mohamed Kuti's government.

The two are Lawrence Mwongela and Yusuf Dahir, who will be in charge of tourism, trade, cooperatives and enterprise development, and lands in addition to peace and conflict resolution affairs.

Yussuf Mohamed Galgalo will head the agriculture, livestock and fisheries docket alongside special programs.

Alio Wario Sarite has been nominated to the water, sanitation, energy, environment and natural resources departments.

Former education chief officer Aileen Kajuju was sworn in as education, youth, sports, culture and social services executive.

Former Kenya National Union of Teachers official Dade Boru is the new county secretary while Hashim Mohamed Abdi is Isiolo's county attorney.

Guyo called on Finance executive Abdullahi Banticha to hasten the process of coming up with the County Integrated Development Plan for residents to decide what projects should be prioritised.

The governor also ordered Banticha to factor in the wages of casual workers who were hired by the previous regime and remained unpaid for several months, in the supplementary budget.

The budget will be presented to the county assembly in the next few weeks for approval.

In June, casual workers had asked Kuti to pay them wages that had accumulated for months or they would sue.

The workers from 10 county departments, including health, have not received their pay for between five months and one year.

In May they had boycotted work for two weeks but suspended the strike after the county government promised to pay them.

The casuals said they were suffering because of delayed payments, with some saying they had been locked out of their houses over rent arrears.

Isiolo Governor Abdi Hassan Guyo and county assembly Speaker Mohamed Roba Qoto on October 25.
Isiolo Governor Abdi Hassan Guyo and county assembly Speaker Mohamed Roba Qoto on October 25.
Image: MAUREEN KINYANJUI
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