The Mountain Journal
Kirinyaga County Executive and Assembly have pledged to forge a harmonious
working relationship in order to realize the development agenda for the county.
The two arms of the county government led by Governor Anne Waiguru and
Speaker of Assembly, Muteti Murimi, agreed to put the interests of the county
residents ahead of any other agenda to ensure that election pledges are fulfilled.
They spoke during the County Executive induction program in Nanyuki, Laikipia
County.
The induction program that involves Members of the County Executive Committee
(CECMs) and Chief Officers included the setting of performance targets and
signing of performance contracts by the officers. The contracts detail timelines for
implementation of various development programs and projects the and will be
subject to evaluation every three months.
Governor Waiguru said that the induction forum was aimed at enabling the senior
officials in her administration to come up with goals and performance targets in
service delivery.
“The County Executive has been here from Monday and we are happy to be joined
by the County Assembly so that we can all agree on what we want delivered to our
Kirinyaga people,” said the governor.
She said that performance contracts are very important since they hold each of the
officers accountable for realization of their department’s strategic objectives and at
the same time allow for monitoring the progress of implementation of various
targets.
The governor said that the involvement of the assembly in target setting will enable
it play its oversight roles better and hold the executive accountable for what they
have set to deliver.
The COG chair urged the CECMs and Chief Officers to dedicate extra hours to
ensure that the set standards came to a reality.
The expectations of the constituents are high, we therefore need to dedicate
ourselves to public service to uplift the living standards of Kirinyaga people.
She said
The Speaker on his part said that the assembly has so far been very supportive to
the executive and assured the governor of harmonious working relationship
between the two arms of government.
“The two arms of the county government are not in competition but are meant to
complement each other to make Kirinyaga shine. Kirinyaga is not an ordinary
county since Governor Waiguru has set a very high bar as far as development
agenda is concerned,” Muteti observed.
He said that even though the assembly was on recess, they had to make time to
discuss with the executive on how to move forward the county’s development
agenda.
Muteti also affirmed the county assembly’s commitment to addressing any issues
that could bring disharmony between the two arms of government.
Majority Leader Daniel Kibinga said the performance target will help the assembly
in evaluating the performance of the executive and holding the respective officers
accountable.
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