I fully support my Governor on Board’s Nominees, Kisumu DG says.

 Kisumu Deputy Governor Dr. Mathews Ochieng Owili.He has supported Boss's Prof Anyang Nyong'o list of nominees for the Public Service Board saying it has been an executive decision-Photo Courtesy.

 By Dickson Odhiambo.

March 28, 2019.

I fully support my Governor on Board’s Nominees, Kisumu DG says.

KISUMU Deputy Governor Dr. Mathews Ochieng Owili says he fully supports his Governor Prof. Peter Anyang Nyong’o decision to nominate six people to be members of the County Public Service Board.

Dr. Owili says the decision to nominate Charles Babu Karan as the Chair of the County Public service Board alongside other five people has been an executive decision.

Speaking during a radio Talk show at Radio Nam Lolwe today morning, Dr. Owili said already the names of the six nominees have been submitted to the County Assembly of Kisumu for vetting, debating and then will be passed by the Assembly.

Dr. Owili is Optimistic that the list of the nominees will be passed by the Members of the County Assembly of Kisumu after being vetted and debated upon.

“I want to say it here that I fully support my Governor Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o following the nomination on the names he made recently for those who are supposed to be the Chair and members of the Kisumu County public service Board,” Dr. Owili say.

Dr. Owili at the same say the residents of Kisumu County should give Governor Prof. Peter Anyang Nyong’o enough time to deliver on his election pledges, adding that this will be possible if the Governor choose the right people to work with right from the County Public Service Board.

Dr. Owili also say  the implementation of the Governor’s manifesto is on the right track since the governor took over the leadership of the County Government of Kisumu after August 8,2017 General Election.

Dr. Owili’s sentiment on his full support of Kisumu’s Governor list of nominees to the County’s public service board comes barely a few days after a section of MCAs from Nyakach Constituency vowed not to support the list during vetting and debating at the Assembly citing that the region has been given a raw deal in the nomination of the names to the board.

However, a section of residents of Nyakach Constituency have told the MCAs from the  area to fully support and pass the list at the County Assembly while saying that the list is very  fair because the region too has a nominee.

A section of the MCAs from Nyakach who have opposed the list have claimed that a pre-election pack has not been honored since there was an agreement that the chair of the County Public Service Board was to be nominated from the area.

The List has now been committed to the County Assembly of Kisumu’s Committee on Appointments which should vet the nominees as from April 2 this year hence bring back the report to the Assembly for debate and approval or rejection.

If approved, Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang Nyong’o will appoint the six nominees as the Members of the County Public Service Board with Mr. Charles Babu Karan as its chair and if rejected, the Governor will have to look for other nominees.

In a letter dated February 28, this year, Kisumu Governor Prof. Peter Anyang Nyong’o through the County Secretary Dr. Olang’o Onudi nominated 6 people with one as the nominee for the Board’s chair and the other five as its members.

In that regard, Kisumu Governor Prof. Peter Anyang Nyong’o has nominated Charles Babu Karan as the Chair for the board.

The other five members who have been nominated for the position of the Kisumu County Public Service Board Chairman include Jacinta M.A Kapiyo and Dr. Stephen Orot who served as the County Executive Committee Member in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries during the former Governor Jack Ranguma’s tenure.

Other Nominees for the Board’s members include   Edward Joash Kochung, Otieno Nashon Aluoka and Jane Akinyi Oyare.

“Pursuant to Section 58 of the County Government Act, the Governor of Kisumu has nominated the following for the position of chairperson {1} and members {5} to Kisumu County Public Service Board,” read part of the letter.

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