Governor Nyong’o forms six task force committees.

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o welcomes Nasa Presidential Candidate Raila Odinga in Kisumu recently.Nyong'o has formed six task force committees to help the new county Government to achieve some of its campaign pledges made during the campaign period to the electorates within the first 100 days in office-File Photo.

By Dickson Odhiambo.

September 8, 2017.

Governor Nyong’o forms six task force committees.

KISUMU GOVERNOR Prof. Peter Anyang Nyong’o has formed six task force committees with various objectives.

Nyong’o says the task force committees will each be head by a chairperson and assisted by a secretary and will work within a specified period.

Addressing the press on Friday during the official launch of the Task force Committees, Governor Nyong’o said the task force committees will help the new county Government to achieve some of its campaign pledges made during the campaign period to the electorates within the first 100 days in office.

Nyong’o says some of the objectives of the task force committees is to undertake projects for the immediate needs of the county residents and initiate the implementation of the governor’s manifesto as well as to address institutional decay and/or institutional collapse leading to structural reforms in their respective areas.

He says the task force committees will also help in laying the ground for the work of the new county Executive Committee and other organs of the Government, by setting priorities and work plans for the short-term and medium terms.

“The task force committees will also facilitates a smooth transition in policy and practical terms, including taking stock of assets and liabilities in your respective task areas,” Governor Nyong’o says.

Nyong’o says the Task force committees will be required to develop a detailed technical terms of reference based on the tasks assigned to their respective teams.

“In addition, each team will formulate their methodology of work and budget.In other words, we know the problems we would like you to address and we expect you to tell us in your own understanding of the same problems in technical terms, in the details of Terms of Reference that you will develop,” Governor Nyong’o adds.

The various task force committees formed include Human Resources and Effectiveness which is headed by Duncan Ochoro, Environment and Infrastructure headed by Larry Gumbe as the Chair and Former City Manager Dorris Ombara as its Secretary.

The other one is Revenue Collection which is to headed by former Deputy Governor Ruth Odinga and Hezron Ng’iela as its Secretary while Village Councils Task force Committee will be headed by Elijah Adul and Peter Abiero as its secretary.

Pending Bills Task force committee will be headed by Thadius Okwaro and Caroline Agwanda as its Secretary while Health Services and Health Delivery Systems will be headed by Monica Ogutu and Abala Wanga as its secretary.

Nyong’o has also formed a coordination committee to coordinate all the task force committees and it will be led by the new Chief of Staff at the Governor’s office Mr. Patrick Lumumba Ouya Aka Kalausi.

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