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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: Omollo on June 09, 2015, 11:33:44 PM
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It is like giving an addict a large party of cocaine to go throw in a pit latrine. If he does, be sure he will break it down to retrieve it later!
I do not believe Raila would have got rid of an army of loyal servants eager to please the boss and die for him even as they use the boss name to enrich themselves. That power they wield cannot be left to float. Which is why the National government would have to eventually agree that devolution means limited National government mashinani so people can decide.
The idea of having chiefs with a new name and title is laughable. The current powers of the DC must be shared with elected representatives through the County executive. This will mitigate populist tendencies by governors.
THE government will next week launch a process to eliminate chiefs’ and assistant-chief jobs from the administration.
In a move to conclude the restructuring of the former provincial administration, the Public Service Commission will, on Monday, start interviews for some 706 county administrators.
According to the transitional clauses of the 2010 constitution, the national government is to restructure the Provincial Administration by August 27 this year.
The Interior and National Coordination ministry has, through the PSC, shortlisted 1,396 candidates for the 706 positions of assistant county commissioner cadet.
According to a PSC notice, the interviews will take place from June 15 to July 9, with the successful candidates reporting to work on August 1.
From their job descriptions, the assistant county commissioner cadets will be taking up the roles currently carried out by chiefs and assistant chiefs.
According to the PSC, assistant county commissioner cadets will serve in the counties under the Interior and National Co-ordination ministry.
The role of the new officers will include overseeing implementation of national government development projects, countering terrorism as well as mitigating disasters, managing assets, inventory, planning and security.
The officers are also expected to undertake peace-building initiatives, coordinate and organise government functions as well as allocate administrative duties, including general office tasks, to staff working under them.
“Work at this level will be limited in scope and complexity and will be carried out under the guidance and supervision of a more senior officer,” the PSC said.
Last year, President Uhuru Kenyatta launched a new policy that placed county commissioners fully in charge of functions of the national government at the grassroots, including tackling terrorism, poaching and drug abuse.
Under the new order, all district commissioners’ titles were changed to deputy county commissioner while divisional officers became assistant county commissioners.
Though chiefs and assistant chiefs’ titles were changed, the new assistant county commissioner cadets are set to replace them by taking up their roles.
The restructuring of the Provincial Administration has in the past been a source of conflict between the national government and the county governments.
This conflict has manifested in many ways, especially during National Day events where county commissioners and governors have differed publicly.
In some instances, one group or the other has skipped the national celebrations as the two sides engage in supremacy battles.
Governors and the opposition have often called for the scrapping of the system, but the national government has argued that it needs administrators at the county level.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/chiefs-go-new-provincial-lineup#sthash.wH5jiRxm.dpuf