10 Nakuru County Executive Members (CECs) have been sworn in after weeks of court battles that saw the previous list quashed by the Employment and Labour Relations Court.
The County Assembly of Nakuru on Thursday, December 15 vetted and approved all the 10 new nominees whose names were forwarded by Governor Susan Kihika on December 9.
The nominees were later in the day sworn in to take office.
Governor Kihika lauded the county Assembly of Nakuru for expediting the approval process and working diligently towards making the county move forward.
She also urged the MCAs to continue working together with the executive to deliver the promises they made to the people of Nakuru.
"I am delighted that this day has come, it has been a bit overwhelming for the last few months because we have not been able to move as fast as we would have wanted to. I congratulate all the CECs and tell them that they are up to the task," Kihika said.
"Let all of us get ready for what awaits us because there is a lot that needs our attention and Nakuru is in good hands."
Kihika has further implored the CECs to work for all the people of Nakuru noting that no one has been nominated on tribal basis.
Nakuru is a cosmopolitan county with almost all the tribes present in the vast South Rift county.
"None of these people has been appointed to represent a tribe or their constituency; you are here to serve the whole county. I have confidence in you and now you can relieve me of the burden that I have carried on my shoulders," the governor stated.
Among the areas that Nakuru County will prioritize as a matter of urgency are Health, Water and Public service which the governor says will need urgent attention.
Magare Gikenyi and Daniel Bett had sued governor Kihika contesting that a list of CECs forwarded to the County Assembly for Vetting did not reflect the ethnic diversity of the cosmopolitan county.
Justice Hellen Wasilwa in her judgement prohibited the governor from processing the listed CECs or any other persons nominated in contravention of the law.
Wasilwa ruled that the recruitment process did not follow the law.
She subsequently ordered Governor Kihika to initiate a proper legal process to fill the positions as contemplated in the law.
The 10 CECS who have been sworn in are Nelson Tanui (water and environment), Jackline Osoro(health), Stephen Muiruri (trade, culture and tourism), John Karanja (land and physical planning), Leonard Kipkoech (agriculture),
Others are Roselyn Wanjiru (public service management), Josephine Atieno (sports, gender culture and social services), Zipporah Wambui (education, youth and ICT), Stephen Njogu (finance and economic planning) and Michael Kamau (infrastructure).
