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Nyamira Deputy Governor Nominee James Gesami addresses Nyamira residents on December 29, 2020. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]
Nyamira County assembly is staring at another row after Governor Amos Nyaribo resubmitted the name of James Gesami for approval as his deputy.
The assembly rejected Gesami in January with 21 voting against the nomination and only 15 supporting. And as the Assembly resumes sittings on June 6, it is not clear whether the MCAs will approve this time.
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party had on April 12written to Nyaribo to nominate lawyer Charles Rigoro as his deputy in what was termed as an understanding between the party and the governor.
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Council of Governors Chair and Embu Governor Martin Wambora. [File, Standard]
Several county assemblies and the executive are embroiled in wrangles hindering service delivery. The sour relationship has been attributed to political re-alignments ahead of the 2022 elections.
Some governors are facing an uphill task to win the support of the MCAs to approve nominees to fill key positions in the county government, the budget or laws.
In some counties, the MCAs have threatened to impeach governors or assembly Speakers who do not dance to their tune.
In Taita Taveta, a row has erupted between the executive and the assembly over the appointment of 10 programme officers to coordinate development.
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Members of the Kakamega County Assembly engaged in a fistfight over the tabling of a report by the Budget and Appropriations Committee, 2018. [Duncan Ocholla, Standard]
A number of county assemblies and the executive are embroiled in wrangles hindering service delivery. The sour relationship has been attributed to political re-alignments ahead of 2022 elections.
Some governors are facing an uphill task to win the support of the MCAs to approve nominees to fill key positions in the county government, the budget or laws.
In some counties, the MCAs have threatened to impeach governors or assembly Speakers who do not dance to their tune.
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Stanley Ongwae |
January 26th 2021 at 12:32:09 GMT +0300
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo at a past event.
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo Tuesday encountered yet another roadblock in reconstituting his government after the court reinstated five executive members who served in the previous regime.
The five had been rendered jobless constitutionally following the death of John Nyagarama whom Nyaribo succeeded less than a month ago.
The officers had moved to the Employment and Labour Relations Court to contest their dismissal by Nyaribo.
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On Monday, the executives appeared at the County Secretary s office where they said they had gone to report demanding to be allowed back to their offices in accordance with the court orders.
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Stanley Ongwae |
January 19th 2021 at 18:30:55 GMT +0300
Nyamira County Assembly has rejected the nomination of Dr James Gesami (
pictured) as deputy governor.
This means Governor Amos Nyaribo will have to go back to the drawing board to pick another nominee.
The vote was conducted through secret ballot where those in support of the report carried the day with 21 votes while those against were 15.
The results are a culmination of two weeks of lobbying against and for the nominee of the deputy governor nominee. Earlier on, tempers flared after the Appointments Committee rejected Gesami.
The morning and afternoon sessions saw MCAs opposed to Gesami s nomination sticking to their guns against attempts to amend the report.