Kisumu county assembly has approved govenor Anyang Nyong’o's list of nominee for the county executive members positions.
Members of county assembly unanimously passed the report by the Appointment commitee that vetted the nominees on November 21-22, 2022.
The report was presented to the house by the majority leader Ken Ooko during the Thursday afternoon session presided over by the assembly speaker Elisha Oraro.
The commitee in its report observed that all the nominees picked by Governor Nyong’o qualified the for positions they were nominated to.
The nominees are Greg Ganda (Medical Services), George Omondi Okong’o (Finance, ICT and e-governance services), Kennedy Hongo (Lands, Physical Planning and Urban Development) and Salmon Orimba (Infrastructure).
John Awiti (Education), Ken Onyango (Agriculture) and Farida Salim (Trade, Tourism and Industry).
Others are former nominated MCA Beatrice Odongo (Sports, Culture, Gender and Youth Affairs), Judith Oluoch ( Public Service, County Administration and Participatory)
The CEC scored marks from 85 marks from the highest to the least scored 57 marks.
"I want to ask this house to approve the list of CECs," he said.
Market Milimani ward MCA Seth Kanga supported the report saying Nyong'o adhered to the rules and regulations of appointments.
Kanga noted that when the govenor was constituting his second cabinet, he considered people from different proffesional backgrounds and also adhered to the gender rule.
"The govenor recognised gender by appointing two women, recognised our diverse cultures and diapora community," he said.
Politically, Kanga commended the govenor for recognising the second assembly after appointing two members, former majority leader and another nominated MCA."
