Narok County Gains of Devolution in summary two years later

Narok County Gains of Devolution in summery two years later

Among the Hightlighted key points that the governor of Narok County submitted to the second annual devolution conference held at Tom Mboya Labour College, Kisumu. It’s time to rate the work of our governor for the past two years he has been in office.

Health

• 246 new health workers employed
• Provision of 11 ambulances under Red Cross Supervision
• Supply of sanitary towels to all secondary school girls in the county
• Education assessment center at Ole Sankale School to handle cerebral palsy  cases
• Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EMONC) in partnership with Christian Aid
• School based deworming program in Transmara East and Transmara West sub-Counties

Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

• Enhancing compliance to the meat control act by slaughter house owners, meat transporters and butchers
• 14 milk cooling plants acquired for installation across the county to be managed by farmers cooperative society
• In collaboration with national government development of small scale irrigation schemes in Mosiro, Naroosura, Olopito and other riverine micro irrigation scheme
• Vaccination of 1.6 million goats against sheep and goat pox
• Vaccination of 600,000 cows against CBPP, Foot and Mouth disease and anthrax
• Vaccination of 16,000 dogs against rabies

Tourism and Wildlife

• Establishment of the community fund well known as 19%
• Poaching reduced by 69% by 2014 bringing down poaching of elephants from 273 to 84
Trade, Industrialization and Cooperative Development
• Sugar factory launched in Lolgorian which is aimed at creating employment and economic diversification
• Inter cooperative awareness dabbed Ushirika Mashinani intended to achieve urbanization through industrialization using cooperatives
• Training facilitation of 800 youths to acquire skills in driving, road safety and economic empowerment through saving and formation of SACCOs

Land Urban Development, Housing and Physical Planning

• Construction of the Narok Town stadium, completion expected August 2015
• In collaboration with NLC ownership of land has been streamlined
• Issuing of lease title for Narok town and also supporting various groups ranches and adjudication areas undergoing subdivision. So far title deeds have been issued in Kojonga, and various group ranches like Naroosura, Elangata Enterit, Kipise, Oloirien, Mosiro among others
• Refurbishment of GK houses, sewer lines and construction of ABT center

Department of Finance Planning and ICT

• First edition county official magazine development
• County website (www.narok.go.ke)
• Bulk SMS Portal for Narok County

Ministry of Education, Sports, Culture and Social Services

• 169 million spent on infrastructure improvement in primary, secondary school and ECDE centers
• Capacity building of 2014 ECDE and primary teachers
• Paralympics sports
• Training women on Income generating activities

Road Infrastructure Development Department

• Better road network across the county
• Upgrading of airstrips namely Musiara, Keekorok, Olkiombo, and Serena Mara airstrip

Department of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources

• Solar power mini grid at Talek town in collaboration with GIZ-Pro
• Commissioning of Narok water supply project in partnership with JICA expected to be completed September 2015
• Protection of Nyakweri Forest

Administration, Coordination of Decentralized services and Disaster Management

• Successful integration of employees i.e. former local authorities, devolved functions and newly employed
• Establishment of the human resource management advisory committee (CHRMAC)
• Operationalization of decentralized units (Sub-County and ward levels)
• Good industrial relations
• Human resource development and capacity building