GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 12648

IT IS notified for public information that pursuant to sections 3 (l) and 6 (5) (b) of the County Governments Act, 2012, I, Gideon Maitha Mung’aro, Governor of Kilifi County Government, have appointed a Taskforce with the following terms of reference. Terms of Reference for Health Taskforce are to— (a) identify the most appropriate structure for leadership and governance suitable for the County Referral Hospital and other County Health facilities; (b) examine ways and means of improving health service delivery in the County Referral Hospital and other County Health facilities; (c) identify ways of improving on the health infrastructure, both physical and equipment, to match a County Referral Hospital’s status; (d) address the human resources issues namely, gap, training needs, retention, staff development and all other aspects of capacity building; and (e) identify ways of improving and benefiting from partnerships with medical training institutions and universities and also enhance research. Recommend on all the above and all other ways and means to enhance quality, timely, affordable, accessible, equitable health service delivery. The mandate of this Taskforce is expanded to cover the Level IV hospitals on the same terms of reference and namely: Kilifi County Referral Hospital – Kilifi North Sub-county Malindi Sub-county Hospital –Malindi Sub-county Mariakani Sub-county Hospital – Kaloleni Sub-county Bamba Sub-county Hospital – Ganze Sub-county Jibana Sub-county Hospital – Rabai Sub-county Rabai Health Centre – Rabai Sub-county Mtwapa Health Centre – Kilifi South Sub-county Marafa Health Centre – Magarini Sub-county Gede Health Centre – Kilifi North Sub-county The members of the Taskforce shall be as follows— Rafique Parkar (Prof.) Christopher Dennis Wilson Tsofa Benjamin (Dr.) Pauline Tabu Ngala (Ms.) Lorraine Omondi (Ms.), Advocate — Joint Secretary Masha Agrippiriah Mvera (Dr.) Abidan Mwachi (Dr.) Ishaq Al Marian Makorani (Cpt.) (Dr.) Osman A. Abdulahi (Dr.) Powers and Mode of Operation of the Taskforce: In the execution of its mandate, the Taskforce may— (a) in the absence of the Chairperson, the members shall choose one of their own to preside; (b) from time to time co-opt such persons as may possess such expertise necessary for the execution of the mandate of the Taskforce; (c) interview any person it deems necessary; (d) form technical working groups as may be required in the achievement of its terms of reference; (e) hold such number of meetings in such places and at such times as it shall consider necessary for the proper discharge of its functions; (f) may carry out or cause to be carried out such assessments, studies or research as may inform its mandate; (g) consult such sources of information as may be appropriate; (h) shall solicit, invite, receive and consider written memorandum and information from relevant institutions and the public generally; (i) engage the services of such experts, including forensic experts and investigators to assist it in its work; and (j) subject to the foregoing, the Taskforce shall regulate its own procedure within the confines of the law and the Constitution. Duration of Assignment The Taskforce shall, subject to any extension that the Governor may authorize, execute its mandate and submit its report to the Governor, not later than two (2) months from the date of its commissioning. Subject to the foregoing paragraph, the Taskforce may, if it deems it expedient to do so, submit to the Governor interim reports proposing measures for immediate implementation before its final report. The Secretarial Support The Secretarial support to the Taskforce shall be provided by the office of the County Secretary and that office shall provide the necessary facilitation of the process to ensure effective and timely delivery by the Task Force on its mandate. The members of the Taskforce shall be paid such sitting allowances as may be authorised by the Governor and these shall be defrayed out of the Funds of the county government. The Director, Health Services and every other Director/Head of Department within the county government shall avail such information as the Taskforce may require for the execution of its mandate. GIDEON MAITHA MUNG’ARO, MR/4300136 Governor, Kilifi County.