BERNARD KIALA ASSUMES THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR MACHAKOS COUNTY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10th March 2016
FROM: OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR, MACHAKOS COUNTY - BERNARD KIALA RE: VALUE TO TAXPAYERS AND EFFICIENCY IN MACHAKOS COUNTY GOVERNMENT The people of Machakos County elected us to be good custodians of devolution and their devolved funds. We cannot afford wasteful expenditure of any single Shilling belonging to the Mwananchi. Corruption in our county must also be fought with sincerity and unwavering resolve. This will put us back on course to truly emancipating Machakos people from bad governance and economic disenfranchisement. We are empowered by DEVOLUTION! On 22nd October 2015, The Governor sent County Executive Committee (CEC) Members Mr. Larry Wambua and Mr. Francis Maliti on a three month compulsory leave for reasons he did not disclose. Whereas It is over four months later, investigations have not been initiated on any wrong doing by these officers. They have not been reinstated either. It is wasteful that these two officials are barred from performing their duties despite earning full salaries and other allowances from the public coffers. Its also unethical that they are still enjoying the privilege of a government car,fully fuelled and serviced by the county. For this reason, by the powers the constitution has bestowed upon me, in the absence of the Governor, I hereby instruct Mr. Wambua and Mr. Maliti to resume duty IMMEDIATELY as CEC Members in charge County Public Service, Labour & ICT and, Water & irrigation respectively. Members of the CEC and County Officers work with directions from the Governor and the Deputy Governor for fulfilment of Machakos people's aspirations. Gross misconduct and insubordination by such senior county officials in the absence of the Governor are not tolerable. For these reasons, I hereby suspend Mr. George Kioko Luka (CEC Member for Decentralised Units, County Administration and Energy who has also been acting as CEC Member for Water and Irrigation), and Mr. Joshua Musili (CEC Member for Transport, Roads, Public Works and Housing) for gross insubordination as is evidenced in a letter they wrote to me barring me from inspecting county government projects. I also hereby suspend Mr. Nimrod Mbai (Chief Officer for Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries) for gross misconduct and interference with activities of the County Assembly. The above suspension of Messrs. Luka, Musili, and Mbai take effect IMMEDIATELY. They should await further investigation on their conduct and further action. I direct the Acting County Secretary to oversee a smooth handover. Meanwhile I urge all other officers in the County Executive to reflect on the efficiency and effectiveness of their service to Machakos people who fund all our Government activities. The Mwananchi in Machakos must benefit fully from their Shs 10.94 billion 2015/16 budget. I also call upon the County Assembly through the Speaker and the new Leader of Majority to support my ongoing efforts of eradicating corruption and its propagators from our Government. In order to truly emancipate our people, we must GET RID OF THE LORDS OF CORRUPTION from the Machakos County Government! ### I can be reached through email onbernardkiala@gmail.com, or on twitter @BernardKiala