From Political Promises To Action...
Updated on: Apr 07, 2021
The Governors manifesto was incorporated in the countys development masterplan, the CIDP, immediately after the election.
The CIDP seeks to fulfil the pledges made ahead of the 2017 General Election.
The Manifesto was anchored on 12 pillars that included (i) Proper Governance and Accountability, (ii) Job Creation: 30,000 Jobs, (iii) Farming Becomes a profitable business, (iv) Access to clean and Reliable water, (v) Access to Quality and Affordable Health Care, (vi) Employable youths and Entrepreneurship, (vii) Opportunities and Talent Development for young people, (viii) Protection of Life and Property, (ix) Light-up of homes and Markets, (x) Upgrade of roads and Building bridges, (xi) Develop Smart and Green Towns, and (xii) Destination Laikipia.
(i) Proper governance and accountability
The County Government of Laikipia is citizen oriented. It has established a vibrant public participation office that ensures that critical decisions such as budgeting process, are through citizen involvement.
The directorate of public participation had conducted more than 350 meetings with citizens across the county-with over 51,000 citizens participating. The engagements help in prioritizing what the residents want to avoid investment in expensive structures only to lie idle.
A new county organization structure is in place for proper governance, geared towards personal development and responsibility for better service delivery.
The government has also maintained a transparent governance by ensuring timely preparation of financial documents and making the public by uploading in the county website.
Over the past years, there has been a 100 % transition to E- procurement and compliance with procurement procedures and regulations every. The procedures help in controlling wastage and buying only the required equipment with transparency for auditing.
COMS is the countys core operating system.
Revenue collection has been automated as part of e-government systems to improve on service delivery.
The county is now consistent in producing statistical abstracts which help in informed and evidence-based decision making. The document is also an important guide to investors Production of the fourth annual statistical abstract is at an advanced stage.
Reforms
After his election, the Governor embarked on reforming the county public service with an aim of making it more productive and world-class. The staff are on performance-based contracts. Staff Performance Appraisals are done biannually.
Spot awards have been introduced for exemplary performers.
Meetings start at their set time. Its compulsory for the county government staff to wear identification badges. The staff present annual work plans which are related to the departmental work plan which in turn is a portion of CIDP. The county staff are required to fill timesheets capturing their daily activities towards the achievement of the CIDP.
Numerous training take place at different levels of government to ensure every staff duties align with the current needs.
Ward offices
The government has also further devolved administrative responsibilities to help the ones residing in the remotest places of the county to access government services.
Construction of ward offices is complete in Sosian and Umande wards. In Mukogondo East, the construction of the offices is ongoing. The County Headquarters offices in Rumuruti are undergoing final touches.
As a result of the good governance, more than 36 counties have been sending representatives to benchmark with Laikipia with some visiting more than once.
The CIDP seeks to fulfil the pledges made ahead of the 2017 General Election.
The Manifesto was anchored on 12 pillars that included (i) Proper Governance and Accountability, (ii) Job Creation: 30,000 Jobs, (iii) Farming Becomes a profitable business, (iv) Access to clean and Reliable water, (v) Access to Quality and Affordable Health Care, (vi) Employable youths and Entrepreneurship, (vii) Opportunities and Talent Development for young people, (viii) Protection of Life and Property, (ix) Light-up of homes and Markets, (x) Upgrade of roads and Building bridges, (xi) Develop Smart and Green Towns, and (xii) Destination Laikipia.
(i) Proper governance and accountability
The County Government of Laikipia is citizen oriented. It has established a vibrant public participation office that ensures that critical decisions such as budgeting process, are through citizen involvement.
The directorate of public participation had conducted more than 350 meetings with citizens across the county-with over 51,000 citizens participating. The engagements help in prioritizing what the residents want to avoid investment in expensive structures only to lie idle.
A new county organization structure is in place for proper governance, geared towards personal development and responsibility for better service delivery.
The government has also maintained a transparent governance by ensuring timely preparation of financial documents and making the public by uploading in the county website.
Over the past years, there has been a 100 % transition to E- procurement and compliance with procurement procedures and regulations every. The procedures help in controlling wastage and buying only the required equipment with transparency for auditing.
COMS is the countys core operating system.
Revenue collection has been automated as part of e-government systems to improve on service delivery.
The county is now consistent in producing statistical abstracts which help in informed and evidence-based decision making. The document is also an important guide to investors Production of the fourth annual statistical abstract is at an advanced stage.
Reforms
After his election, the Governor embarked on reforming the county public service with an aim of making it more productive and world-class. The staff are on performance-based contracts. Staff Performance Appraisals are done biannually.
Spot awards have been introduced for exemplary performers.
Meetings start at their set time. Its compulsory for the county government staff to wear identification badges. The staff present annual work plans which are related to the departmental work plan which in turn is a portion of CIDP. The county staff are required to fill timesheets capturing their daily activities towards the achievement of the CIDP.
Numerous training take place at different levels of government to ensure every staff duties align with the current needs.
Ward offices
The government has also further devolved administrative responsibilities to help the ones residing in the remotest places of the county to access government services.
Construction of ward offices is complete in Sosian and Umande wards. In Mukogondo East, the construction of the offices is ongoing. The County Headquarters offices in Rumuruti are undergoing final touches.
As a result of the good governance, more than 36 counties have been sending representatives to benchmark with Laikipia with some visiting more than once.
