GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 12639

PURSUANT to Article 235 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and sections 30 (2) (l) of the County Governments Act, 2012, it is notified for general public information that the Governor of the Machakos County has established a Machakos County Government ICT Infrastructure Audit Taskforce. The purpose of the Taskforce is to audit the Machakos County Government ICT infrastructure as at the date of the establishment of the Taskforce, guided by the terms of reference set out hereunder. The Taskforce shall consist of — Name Title Charles Kaloki (Dr.) Chairperson Samera Asiz Member Alex Nyaga Member Ian Obare Member Griffin Marita Member Stephen Mulinge Member The Taskforce shall, prior to embarking on its duties, subscribe to such oath of confidentiality and such other oaths, as may be prescribed. The terms of reference of the Taskforce are to review — (a) communication, service delivery, stakeholders management and issues management systems in place and recommend how new emerging technologies can be implemented; (b) ICT costs in the last five (5) years and recommend ways of sustainable implementation of ICT solutions; (c) the county integrated systems and central county dashboard, review integration of all county systems and how they share data to one county dashboard; (d) county ICT requirements versus the current ICT establishment both hardware, systems, policies, staffing, Structure, budget, support, capacity; (e) the current system audits, controls, supervision of ICT County systems, (f) past ICT audits, current control measures and the oversight of the ICT systems to ensure the same cannot be abused; and (g) mandate of the county and recommend digital solutions that assist in efficiency delivering and fast-tracking county services. In the performance of its functions, the Taskforce— (a) shall be properly constituted for purpose of transacting its business with four members present to form the quorum; (b) shall hold such number of meetings at such places and such times as the taskforce shall consider necessary for the proper discharge of its mandate; (c) may request for documentation and any other material or information required in the discharge of its mandate, from any officer or official in the County Government of Machakos; (d) shall have access to all reports relevant to its mandate; (e) shall, as it considers appropriate, carry out or cause to be carried out such studies or research as may inform the Taskforce on its mandate; (f) shall submit reports to the Governor upon request; and (g) subject to the foregoing, the Taskforce and the secretariat that may be established by the Taskforce, shall have all the independence necessary for carrying out its function, and for the proper execution of its mandate, including the power to regulate its own procedure without being the subject of control by any other authority. 7858 7858 The Taskforce shall— (a) within (1) one month (or such longer period that the Governor may authorize) submit to the Governor a report with appropriate recommendations; (b) submit as appropriate, interim reports to the Governor as the Taskforce may deem fit and necessary or as the need arises; and (c) in consultation with the Governor, have the power to co-opt other staff in the County Government, as it deems fit only for specialized aspects of its terms of reference. The Secretariat of the Taskforce The Secretariat of the Taskforce, if and once established, shall be responsible to the Taskforce for— (a) providing appropriate background briefing to the Taskforce; (b) preparing the Taskforce’s reports and disseminating any information deemed relevant to the Taskforce; (c) undertaking research and liaising with the relevant Machakos County Government Departments and any other institution in order to gather relevant information necessary for informing the Taskforce; and (d) policy interpretation, developing and implementing the programs and activities of the Taskforce. These appointments take effect from the date of this notice. Dated the 17th October, 2022. WAVINYA NDETI, MR/4300180 Governor, Machakos County Government.