Obado retains CoG Agriculture committee seat, Nanok chair with Waiguru as Deputy

December 16, 2017 - County, News - Tagged: , , - no comments

the final day of CoG retreat

By MN Reporter

Migori governor Okoth Obado has retained his seat as the chair of Council of Governors Agriculture committee.

Obado held the position in the last council which he will again hold in his second term after governors retreat in Kwale county.

Obado will be among the 18 committee members as stipulated under to section 20 (3) of the Intergovernmental Relations Act 2012.

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Ahead of the meeting, there was heavy lobbying for the seat of CoG with Kwale governor Salim Mvurya of Jubilee Party who hosted the retreat seeking to unseat Nanok, who is Deputy Party leader of ODM.

Mvurya will take over from Nanok in six months time, while Kirinyaga governor Anne Waiguru is the vice chair.

The council Chief Whip will be governor Mohammed Ali of Marsabit.

Other chairs of committees are:

  1. Arid & Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) H.E Moses Kasaine – Samburu County .
  2.  Cooperatives & Enterprise Development H.E Fahim Twaha– Lamu County
  3. Education, Youth, Gender, Sports, Culture & Social Services H.E Prof Paul Chepkwony – Kericho County
  4. Finance, Commerce & Economic Affairs H.E Dr. Joyce Laboso
  5. Health H.E Dr. Mohammed Kuti – Isiolo County
  6. Human Resources, Labour & Social Welfare H.E James Ongwae – Kisii County
  7. Information, Technology & Communication H.E Alex Tolgos – Elgeyo Marakwet
  8. Infrastructure & Energy H.E Francis Kimemia – Nyandarua County
  9. Intergovernmental Relations H.E Stephen Sang – Nandi County
  10. Legal Affairs & Human Rights H.E Prof. Kivutha Kibwana – Makueni County
  11. Resources Mobilization (Internal Committee) H.E Muthomi Njuki – Tharaka Nithi County
  12. Security & Foreign Affairs H.E Martin Wambora – Embu County
  13. Tourism & Wildlife H.E Samuel Ole Tunai – Narok County
  14. Trade, Industry & Investment H.E Wycliffe Wangamati – Bungoma County
  15. Urban Development, Planning & Lands H.E Waititu Baba Yao – Kiambu County
  16. Water, Forestry & Mining H.E Kiraitu Murungi – Meru County
  17. The Rules and Business committee is an Internal Committee and will be headed by-H.E Ann Waiguru- Kirinyaga County.