Mr. Daniel Ondabu Nyakundi
CEC Member - Public Service, County Administration and Participatory Development
Public Service, County Administration and Participatory Development
Overview of the Department
This is one of the 10 departments in the Kisii County Government charged with responsibility of ensuring effective delivery of both headquarter and field administrative services. It also has a mandate of ensuring effective corporate governance of Kisii County Government and stakeholder management.
The department derives its mandate from the County Government Act, 2012, primarily to:
The department has facilitated the institutionalisation of governance structure in the county, whose focus is on devolved units with nine subcounties and 45 electoral wards. To strengthen the decentralised units, the county has recruited and deployed sub-county and ward administrators who are responsible for coordination, management and supervision of the general administrative functions in the devolved units, as well as facilitating citizen participation in governance.
The department derives its mandate from the County Government Act, 2012, primarily to:
- Institutionalise governance structure
- Oversee public service management; facilitate and coordinate citizen participation and involvement
- Coordinate County Government functions at the devolved units enforcement of county laws, disaster management and emergency response coordination
The department has facilitated the institutionalisation of governance structure in the county, whose focus is on devolved units with nine subcounties and 45 electoral wards. To strengthen the decentralised units, the county has recruited and deployed sub-county and ward administrators who are responsible for coordination, management and supervision of the general administrative functions in the devolved units, as well as facilitating citizen participation in governance.
mission statement
To provide overall leadership in policy direction in administration and management for quality public service delivery
vision Statement
To be a leading department in the provision of efficient and effective administrative services for quality service delivery in the County
- Special Program Policies
- County Policing Authority
- Administration
- Coordination of decentralized units- urban and rural areas.
- Communication
- Stakeholders Management
- County Security
- Disaster Management and emergency response coordination
- Follow up of the Implementation of County & National Policies
- County Forums
- Corporate Services
- Coordinate participation of Communities in governance at the local level
- Transparency: Full disclosure of financial and non-financial information
- Accountability: Ensuring that management is effective and oversees by appointing independent and competent governing officers.
- Fairness: Equitable treatment of stakeholders
- Responsibility: Ensuring the county fulfills its proper role in society.
Organisation Structure in the Department
Chief Officers
Hon. Davins N. Onuso
CHIEF OFFICER – Public Service and County Administration
Mr. Henry Monyancha
CHIEF OFFICER – PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Directorates
The department is organized into the following directorates, along with their respective services.
Public Administration
Disaster management
To ensure preparedness to respond to emergencies, the county established an Emergency and Disaster Management Unit.
The National Police Service’s National Disaster Management Unit (NDMU) has trained officers in the unit, while the US State of Minnesota’s Fire marshals have trained the unit on firefighting, disaster handling, prevention and response coordination.
In addition,the county has acquired a 10,000 litre firefighting engine and a support truck, assorted firefighting gear and renovated six water hydrant points located at the KTRH, Ram hospital, Nyanchwa, Getembe, Daraja mbili and Kisii Central police station.
The County Government of Kisii partnered with World Bank in the construction of a state-of-the-art fire station which has capacity to serve the entire Western Kenya region. The fire station will house the Disaster Management Directorate and provide an enabling environment for their routine activities. The facility will in future be accredited as a training school for capacity building on emergency response and preparedness in the region.
Human Resource Management
Devolved Units
Enforcement Services
The Department of Enforcement and Compliance is mandated to undertake the following functions:
1. Enforce County financial bill and other county laws so as to enhance Revenue collection.
2. Security of county buildings and facilities.
3. Enforcing county Acts (e.g. Public Health Act, Physical Planning Act, Environmental Act).
4. Traffic control in town and during market days.
5. Nuisance and menace control.
6. Ensure law and order is maintained in collaboration with the national
Our Contact
Public Service, County Administration and Participatory Development
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +254 58 30005 / 30081
Location: Treasury Building, Kisii County Government Offices