Busia Governor sends workers on leave

Busia County Governor Paul Otuoma has sent all chief executive committee members, chief officers and the county Secretary, Nicodemus Mulaku on compulsory leave.

The officers were ordered to hand over their respective offices to departmental directors as the governor kicks off the exercise of restructuring the county government.

The governor who was flanked by his deputy Arthur Odera, County Public Service Board Chair Assumpta Obore and the Director Governance and Special Programs Timothy Odende revealed that the RRI task force will constitute his deputy Arthur Odera who will chair the Finance, Economic, Planning and ICT sub-committee.Also in the task force, will be former Butula MP Michael Onyura who will chair the Public Service Management, Governance, Legal and Administrations sub-committee while Dr Olango Onudi will chair the Health, Education, Infrastructure and Social sub-committee.

Patrick Sanya Odame, the governor announced, will chair the Agriculture, Water, Trade and Lands sub-committee while Odende will be the Secretary to the team.