
NYANDARUA COUNTY BUNGE BULLETIN WEEK ONE I 14TH NOV- 24T H NOV. 2019 I ISSUE NO. 020 HoN.Milkah WaNjiru takes oath ahead of her vettiNg as a CECM for water HOUSE APPROVES NAMES OF CECM NOMINEES, AS HON.MAITAI AND HON. NGECHE GIVE A DISSENTING VOICE The Majority Leader,HoN Wambugu KiNgori Nyandarua County Assembly recently approved names of three persons who had been nominated to be members of the County Executive Committee by the Governor H.E. Francis Kimemia. Their report was moved as a motion in the House by the Leader of the Majority Party Hon. King’ori Wambugu who said that the House Business Committee was convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that they were suitable for the positions. The three are Nyandarua specially elected MCA Hon.Milka Wanjiru who has been nominated as the CECM for Water, Environment, Tourism and Natural Resources; Mr. Raphael Njui Njoroge who has been nominated as the CECM for Industrialization, Trade and Cooperatives Development; and Mr.Stephen Mwaura Njoroge who has been nominated as the CECM for Education, GenderAffairs, Culture and Social Services. Majority of members who spoke hailed the trio for the good plans that they had expressed to the committee on the day of vetting. Hon. Wanjiru had told the committee that she would explore other sources of water apart from boreholes, the latter which are quiteexpensive to sink and maintain. Mr. Raphael Njui informed the Committee that the County requires more legislations that would provide a framework for value addition of agricultural products. Mr. Stephen Njoroge he told the Committee that there is a critical need to unceasingly boost early childhood learning through channeling of reasonable financial and material resources, developing relevant support programmes, and formulating apposite policies. The Majority Chief Whip Hon. Wangari Methu said the Governor had expressed his confidence in the House by nominating Hon. Wanjiru,and urged the Executive arm of Government to give them time to work Njabini Kiburu Ward Hon. Kiiru Gachomba urged the nominee for education to move in with speed and ensure that ECD teachers are employed, bursaries are disbursed in good time and ECD projects are completed. Gatimu Ward MCA Hon. Kieru Wambui urged the nominees to give results commensurate with their qualifications, while Charagita Ward MCA Hon. Wairimu Njane urged the CECM nominee for trade to work hard and revive dormant cooperatives. Central Ward MCA Hon. Mwangi Maitai faulted qualifications of Hon. Wanjiru on the basis of her degree saying it is not relevant with her docket. “I don’t think a degree in peace and conflict studies is relevant. Again, how can we hire senior citizens when majority of our youths have no jobs,” said Maitai. He also added that Hon. Wanjiru had been adversely mentioned in electoral petitions. 1 HOUSE FORMS AD HOC COMMITTEE TO ASSESS CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS IN OLKALOU The Nyandarua County Assembly last week formed an Ad hoc committee in pursuit for a solution on the poorly constructed roads and paving blocks in Ol kalou Municipality. The Committee is going to consist of members from the Committee on Transport,Energy and Public, Works; the Committee on Implementation, the Committee on Finance and Economic Development and the committee on Lands, Housing andPhysical Planning. The committees were selected by Hon. Kenn Mukira, who was the Speaker in the House. “We will have an ad hoc committee comprising of two members from the roads committee, two members from the finance committee, two members from the lands committee, one member from the implementation committee, Kaimbaga Ward MCA,Hon. Gabriel Gathure and myself,” Hon. Mukira said. This followed response of a statement given by Hon. Mbogo Mburu who chairs the Committee on Transport, Energy and Public Works, in the Assembly. The statement had been sought by Karau ward MCA, Hon. Ken Mukira on the status of Ol kalou town roads upgrade. Weru Ward MCA, Hon. Mbogo Mburu expressed his disappointment in the lack of Bill of Quantities (BQs) for the paving blocks being constructed in Ol kalou town. “How do you even begin to install paving blocks without their BQs? It is very sad when you see people doing a shoddy job while every resource is provided for,” he added.Kaimbaga Ward MCA, Hon. Gabriel Gathure pointed out that the construction of roads and the installation of paving blocks is being done without proper excavation. “They are installing paving blocks without excavating the black cotton soil which commonly affects the durability of the roads and the paving blocks,” said Hon. Gathure. In the ad hoc committee, the various committees were urged to consider the issue of gender and requested to come up with a report in not more than 30 days. 2 NEWLY INSTALLED CABRO WORK UNDER SCRUTINY FOR “SHODDY WORK” DONE “It is very unfortunate that these cabro works cannot handle vehicles not exceeding three tones yet they were installed at the doorsteps of people’s businesses. How are these people supposed to offload their goods from trucks weighing more than three tones?” asked -Hon.Sambigi- Quantities (BQs) was different from the actual installation process. “Investigation shows that two stages were omitted in the cabro installation. These are some of the things that hinder the expansion of our towns,” said Hon. Mukirah. In addition Hon. Mukira requested for information on the person responsible for drafting the Bill of Quantities claiming there was no consultation done or public participation conducted. MCAs have highly criticized the recent cabro works Githabai Ward MCA, Hon. Rimui Kaiyani was done in Ol kalou parking spaces and the pathway to worried that as a result of the shoddy work done, the Governor’s offices terming it as substandard. the County was vulnerable to losing donor Speaking during the Committee of the Whole House, funding. Githioro Ward MCA Hon. Sambigi Mukuria was The cabro installation was a project by World concerned that the cabro works used to upgrade the Bank and if it was realized that poor quality work town cannot handle heavy weight vehicles thus was done, they might stop funding us. This would causing an inconvenience to traders in be a major blow to the development of the the town. County,” said Hon. Kaiyani. Hon. Kiiru Gachomba who chairs the Budget and Responding to the MCAs, Municipal Manager to Appropriations Committee noted that drainage works the Ol kalou Municipal Board, Mr.Daniel Mbogo were ignored during the cabro works thus assured the members that as the newly compromising the quality of work done. appointed Municipal Board, they would look into “The issue on drainage systems has been a great the queries and offer answers as quick as challenge in this County yet it was still not considered possible. when installing the cabros. Recently, the House formed an AD HOC How then do we expect that they will serve the Committee to assess the construction of roads in residents of Ol kalou?” Hon. Gachomba said. Ol kalou municipality. Karau Ward MCA, Hon. Kenn Mukira pointed out that what was indicated on the Bill of 3 ASSEMBLY WANTS YOUTH FACILITATION TREATED AS A FLAGSHIP PROJECT “The youth facilitation project is a key project in countering unemployment in the County. However, I would like to know how the equipment provided remains well maintained and utilized,” -Hon.Loise Kimondo Nyandarua MCAs have requested that department of Youth, Sports and the Arts be allocated more money in the budget, and ensure that the youth facilitation project is considered as a flagship project in the County. The youth facilitation project involves providing equipment such as greenhouses, concrete mixers, incubators and welding machines among others, to youth groups in the County. They were speaking during a Committee of the whole House, of the Assembly, for the Annual Development Plan (ADP) for the FY 2020/2021. This comes after a public participation forum on the ADP for the FY 2020/2021 undertaken by the Budget and Appropriations Committee led by the Chairperson, Hon. Kiiru Gachomba in early October 2019. Specially elected member, Hon. Loise Kimondo, who is a member of the Committee on Youth, Sports and the Arts wanted to know what the County Government, through the department of Youth, sports and the Arts was doing to ensure the issued equipment were well maintained. Furthermore, she requested for information on the progress of the construction of the Ol kalou stadium with more money being allocated for it every year. “In the last financial year, the stadium was allocated Ksh 24million and according to this ADP it is set to receive Ksh 50million. It would be prudent to know how the Ksh 24million was used before allocating more money to the stadium,” added Hon. Loise. Responding to Hon. Loise, the Chief Officer in charge of the department of youth, Mr. Joseph Wahome assured the committee that there is a team that supervises the equipment provided and once a problem is noted, a short notice is given to the youth group before the equipment is seized. Leshau Pondo MCA, Hon Gathungu Kamau noted that youth facilitation project is important in establishing livelihoods of the Youth in the County and curbing unemployment. “This project has come at a time our youth need it the most. It is very encouraging when you see young people come together and establish themselves economically,” Hon. Gathungu said. 4 ASSEMBLY WANTS YOUTH POLYTECHNICS SPRUCED UP, MADE MORE COMPETITIVE HoN. SuliemaN Kihika coNtributiNg to a discusion at the Comitte of the Whole House Nyandarua MCAs are calling upon the County Government to promote youth polytechnics and Vocational training centers in the County. Speaking during the Committee of the whole House, the MCAs urged the County Government to provide infrastructure and structures to ensure that these facilities are self-sustaining.
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