Nandi Governor Stephen Sang has termed two months’ period spent by his eight disputed County Executive Committee Members outside duty as completely wasteful and unnecessary.
The Employment and Labour Court in Eldoret on October 13 this year declared the appointment of eight Nandi County CECs by Governor Sang as illegal.
Sang who spoke during the swearing in of the eight disputed appointees after approval by County Assembly said it was unfortunate that the affected were left in cold after The Employment and Labour Relations Court ruling.
The Eldoret court demanded the Nandi County Governor re-advertise the eight positions to allow fresh applications.
Governor Sang thanked the County Assembly for fast-tracking the process of approving the nominees within the shortest time possible.
He asked the CECMs to “work with good speed to recover lost time”
Sang however challenged the approved CECMs to work closely with relevant County Assembly committees to ensure his agenda is delivered.
Governor Sang directed the sworn in appointees to ensure they work with County the Assembly to ensure ongoing projects are completed while completed ones are operationalized.
“Kindly work with members of county assembly particularly with your committees because that’s the team that approves your budget and proposed projects,” Sang said
He insisted that the appointees should burn their midnight oil and make sure ongoing projects are completed this financial year to pave way for new Ward Development Fund program model.
The Swearing in ceremony was administered by Principal Magistrate Samuel Mokua at Eliud Kipchoge Sports Complex Hall in Kapsabet town.
The court revoked and again later on approved appointees include Hillary Serem, Ruth Koech, Kiplimo Lagat, Dr.Philemon Bureti, Alfred Lagat, Scholastica Tuwei, Drice Ronoh and Isaiah Keter.
The case filed by Nandi resident Onesmas Kimeli which was later on lifted by the court argued that the procedure in the appointment of the eight CECMs, vetting and approval by the County Assembly was in violation of the constitution.
In his speech, Governor Sang thanked Rose Angira, the only CEC not affected by court ruling for ensuring the services across departments went on smoothly despite her eight members not being in office.
By Geoffrey Satia
