Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu is expected to unveil a leaner
cabinet as she makes her maiden address to the County Assembly this
afternoon.
cabinet as she makes her maiden address to the County Assembly this
afternoon.
Mrs Ngilu will table for
vetting names of her nominees to the county executive committee when she
opens the first session of the assembly to spell out her agenda for the
county.
vetting names of her nominees to the county executive committee when she
opens the first session of the assembly to spell out her agenda for the
county.
Upon taking office in
August, Mrs Ngilu embarked on streamlining the administration she
inherited from her predecessor Julius Malombe where she reduced the
number of county ministries from ten to eight.
August, Mrs Ngilu embarked on streamlining the administration she
inherited from her predecessor Julius Malombe where she reduced the
number of county ministries from ten to eight.
According
to a press advert inviting applicants for county executive committee
members, the ministry of coordination of county affairs was abolished
while that of culture and sports was merged with tourism ministry.
to a press advert inviting applicants for county executive committee
members, the ministry of coordination of county affairs was abolished
while that of culture and sports was merged with tourism ministry.
YOUTH
The youth and skills development has been made a department under the ministry of education.
Sources told the Nation that interviews for the county ministers had been concluded and the proposed cabinet list was ready.
All
eyes will be on Mrs Ngilu as she takes the podium to introduce to
county assembly members her five pillar pro-poor manifesto that
catapulted her to office on August 8.
eyes will be on Mrs Ngilu as she takes the podium to introduce to
county assembly members her five pillar pro-poor manifesto that
catapulted her to office on August 8.
The
Governor’s Narc party is the Minority side with 13 MCAs out of the 54
member assembly and she is expected to forge a bipartisan working
relationship to push her agenda in the House dominated by the Wiper
party.
Governor’s Narc party is the Minority side with 13 MCAs out of the 54
member assembly and she is expected to forge a bipartisan working
relationship to push her agenda in the House dominated by the Wiper
party.
Observers are also watching
with interest to see how the governor manoeuvres in the Assembly headed
by her long standing political rival Speaker George Ndotto.
with interest to see how the governor manoeuvres in the Assembly headed
by her long standing political rival Speaker George Ndotto.
Mrs
Ngilu has expressed her willingness to work with MCAs drawn from all
parties and has told them that they are leaders elected to serve the
same residents who elected her as their Governor and that there should
never be political party boundaries after elections.
Ngilu has expressed her willingness to work with MCAs drawn from all
parties and has told them that they are leaders elected to serve the
same residents who elected her as their Governor and that there should
never be political party boundaries after elections.
CAMPAIGN PROMISES
“We
should embrace each other because at this point it doesn’t matter which
political vehicle or aircraft you used to get elected, what matters
most now is how we work together in a bipartisan way to deliver on our
campaign promises and transform people’s lives” Mrs Ngilu said.
should embrace each other because at this point it doesn’t matter which
political vehicle or aircraft you used to get elected, what matters
most now is how we work together in a bipartisan way to deliver on our
campaign promises and transform people’s lives” Mrs Ngilu said.
“Let’s
all appreciate our conversion from candidates to elected leaders and
work together for the common good of all Kitui people” Governor Ngilu
said during a get to know each other luncheon she hosted for the MCAs at
her Ithookwe home last month.
all appreciate our conversion from candidates to elected leaders and
work together for the common good of all Kitui people” Governor Ngilu
said during a get to know each other luncheon she hosted for the MCAs at
her Ithookwe home last month.
The
Governor said the people of Kitui must feel a difference within the
first 100 days of her administration especially on her key election
pledges of provision of water, better health care and food security.
Governor said the people of Kitui must feel a difference within the
first 100 days of her administration especially on her key election
pledges of provision of water, better health care and food security.
She
said her administration will be service oriented and that she wants to
see in the first 100 days, all health facilities well equipped and fully
functioning, access to clean water improved and residents given free
certified seeds for the next rain season.
said her administration will be service oriented and that she wants to
see in the first 100 days, all health facilities well equipped and fully
functioning, access to clean water improved and residents given free
certified seeds for the next rain season.
For
ten years, Mrs Ngilu served as a cabinet minister for water and health
ministries, which are both devolved functions and during her campaigns
she was passionate about making a lasting impact in addressing the two
challenges.
ten years, Mrs Ngilu served as a cabinet minister for water and health
ministries, which are both devolved functions and during her campaigns
she was passionate about making a lasting impact in addressing the two
challenges.
