Isiolo Governor Abdi Ibrahim Guyo has urged County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) and senior officers to be reporting to their offices on time in an effort to boost service delivery to residents.
The governor reiterated that there was a need for the electorate to get enhanced government services, unlike in previous regimes where workers wasted a lot of time idling and reporting to work late.
He said he would prefer to have officers who are devoted to working by reporting to offices as early as 7.00 am since his administration should be different from the two previous ones.
“We pledged to offer better service to our electorates and that should come first,” Mr. Guyo said.
The governor made the remarks yesterday evening during the swearing-in of County Secretary Mr. Dadhe Boru, County Attorney Mr. Hashim Abdi, and seven members of the CEC in his office.
He stated that lazy officers will be dismissed from service regardless of their tribes or clans stressing that all officers should strive to offer quality services to spur growth in the County which he pointed out had lagged behind in development.
He urged CECMs to collaborate with elected and opinion leaders to win goodwill and support from the public.
Concerning around 1000 casual workers who had not been paid for a while now, the governor directed the new CECM for Finance and Planning Mr. Abdullahi Banticha to budget for their payment before they are discharged and follow proper guidelines in rehiring them.
The governor noted that some of the workers are close relatives to senior officers who had influenced their employment and therefore did not perform their duties as required.
He added that as County CEO he would not let cartels that destroyed the previous regime influence the running of his government.
On the current drought situation, Mr. Guyo said that a supplementary budget would address purchasing relief food for humans and animals and water trucking to the areas that are severely affected.
The governor disclosed that 24,000 households have already captured on relief food dependency data while 6,000 more in need of similar support will be enlisted in the next phase of beneficiaries.
Mr. Guyo appealed to development partners to help in cushioning against the effects of drought noting that the county’s lowlands have not received rain in the last three years.
Only one woman was appointed to the seven-member County Executive Committee which might lead to some residents challenging the constitutional third-gender rule requirement in court.