GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 13225

pursuant to the provisions of section 5 (1) of the Act. The report outlines the mandate of the Committee, composition, functions, co-option of members and the secretariat, funding for the activities of the committee. The report presents the activities of the committee and the sub committees as well as challenges, lessons learnt and recommendations. In order to enhance a seamless realization of the functions of the committee, a budget of KSh. 18.9 Million was allocated for this exercise pursuant to the provisions of section 21 of the Act. The committee established four sub-committees to facilitate its operations. They included: the Budget and Finance Sub-committee; the co- ordination and logistics sub-committee; The Protocol and Security sub-committee and the Legal Sub-committee. In addition to the activities of the committee contained in the report, it equally provides annexes which contain the Governor’s inauguration speech and details of the county assets and liabilities, the county bank accounts, the staff establishment, ongoing projects, county sources of funding and pending litigation. Introduction This is a report of the Assumption of the Office of County Governor Committee. The Committee was established pursuant to the provisions of section 5 (1) of the Assumption of the Office of Governor Act, 2019 Establishment of the Assumption of the Office of County Governor, The Chairperson of the Committee convened the first meeting of the Committee on the 8th July, 2022, pursuant to the provisions of section 5(6) of the Act vide letter reference number CGK/OCS/GEN.CRR/04/(296) dated the 6th July, 2022 and members issued with appointment letters. Composition of the Committee The Committee comprised of the following officers: Name Designation Position James Ochami (Amb.) County Secretary and Head of County Public Service Chairperson CS, Vivianne Mmbaka Komwonyo County Attorney Member Bonface Imbali Mudi (Dr.) (PhD) Chief Officer, Public Service Secretary Brenda Makokha (Dr.) Chief Officer, Social Services, Sports, Youth, Women Empowerment and Children Member CPA, Samson Otieno Chief Officer, Finance Member Phanuel Musasia BGJ (kk) Chief Officer, Information Communication and Technology Member Rebecca Butalanyi (Dr.) Deputy Director, Ministry of Devolution Member Ngalia Ndaya Deputy County Commissioner Member John Simwa Ag. Clerk, Kakamega County Assembly Member Daniel Mwita Representative of the National Police Service Member Peter Wambugu Representative of the National Intelligence Service Member The following members were further appointed pursuant to the provisions of sections 5 (2) (m) and 5 (5) of the Act upon the final declaration of the gubernatorial results of the election of the Governor- elect and Deputy Governor-elect. Name Designation Position Linus P. Kassan Chief Magistrate, Kakamega Law Courts Member Bonface Okoth (Dr.) Governor-elect nominee Member Edward Omung’ala Governor-elect nominee Member Co-opted Members Pursuant to sections 6 (2) and 8 of the Act, the Committee co- opted the following members: Name Designation Position Col. (Rtd.) Job Akhulia Chief Officer, County Administration Co-opted Member Sumba Juma Ag. Head of Communication Co-opted Member Establishment of a Secretariat Pursuant to sections 6 (2) and 8 of the Act, the Committee established a secretariat to support the operations of the committee. The same comprised of the following officers: Name Designation Position Mildred Wandema (Ms.) County Solicitor Member Vellah Itambo (Ms.) Senior Information, Communication and Technology Officer Member Justus Wabuko Legal Officer Member Rebecca Musanga (Ms.) Personal Assistant to the County Attorney Member Evelyne Bulili (Ms.) Assistant Office Administrator Member Jedidah Makana (Ms.) Clerical Officer I Member Functions of the Committee The functions of the Committee were as provided for in Pursuant to the provisions of section 6 (1) of the Act the functions of the Committee were to— (a) facilitate the handing over process by the outgoing Governor to the to the Governor-elect; (b) ensure and coordinate the provision of security services to the Governor-elect; (c) put in place the necessary facilities and deploy the necessary personnel for the Governor-elect upon assumption of office; (d) co-ordinate the briefings of the Governor-elect by the relevant county public officers including the following information; (i) an up to date asset register; (ii) an up to date register of liabilities; (iii) a complete list of all bank accounts and reconciled balances; (iv) a report of staff establishment per department; (v) a comprehensive report on county entities or corporations and agencies containing information outlined in (i) to (iv); (vi) a report of all ongoing projects including donor funded projects; (vii) an up to date report on all pending legal cases; and (viii) county source of funding. (e) facilitate communication between the outgoing Governor and the Governor-elect; (f) prepare the programme and organize the swearing-in ceremony; (g) prepare the oath and the certificate of inauguration; and (h) carry out any other activity necessary for the execution of the functions of the Act and any other written law. 28th October, 2022 THE KENYA GAZETTE Confidentiality Agreements Pursuant to the provisions of section 20 (4) of the Act, every member and staff assigned to the committee signed a confidentiality agreement. Declaration of Results and Date of Swearing-in Ceremony of County Governor-elect and Deputy Governor-elect The day of the swearing-in of the County Governor-elect and Deputy Governor-elect is provided for under section 11 (2) of the Act as the first Thursday after the tenth day following the declaration of the final results of the County Governor. The gubernatorial election having been conducted on 29th August, 2022 and the final result declared on 30th August, 2022, the Committee scheduled the swearing-in ceremony for 15th September, 2022. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) gazetted the results vide