• Barasa suspended Patrick Butichi who was the chief officer housing and urban Development.
• Mukabane swapped places with Dr Marian Barasa.
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Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa has reshuffled his government and suspended one chief officer.
He said the changes were aimed at enhancing performance and service delivery to residents.
In changes announced on Tuesday, Barasa suspended Patrick Butichi, who was the chief officer housing and urban Development.
The governor said Butichi's duties will be performed by Faith Gitira, who was serving as chief officer lands, administration, survey and physical planning. It is still unclear why Butichi was suspended.
In the changes, lands, housing, urban areas and physical planning executive Peninah Mukabane was moved to the water, environment, natural resources and climate change docket in the same capacity.
She swapped places with Dr Marian Barasa. Mukabane also served in former Governor Wycliffe Oparanya's regime in environment and health dockets before being dropped.
Chief officer economic planning and investments David Msafiri has been moved to lands, administration, survey and physical planning docket formerly held by Gitira in the same capacity.
Finance chief officer Jeophita Mwajuma was added the budget docket while chief officer budget and ward development CPA Samson Otieno was moved to economic planning and investment.
E-government and communication chief officer Joseph Lutilo has been moved to communication in the same capacity. Chief officer ICT Phanuel Musalia was added the e-government docket.