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By ELISHA OTIENOPosted Sunday, November 23 2008 at 20:44
A section of councillors from the troubled Migori Municipal Council has picked acting chief officers.
The meeting at the town hall endorsed Mr Bethwel Achieng as acting town clerk and Mr Gabriel Owidi as acting treasurer.
The immediate former chief officers had been sent home by the more than 100 workers who accused them of inefficiency.
The meeting chaired by Councillor Oprien Ochieng’ of Nyasare Ward decided that the two will manage the operations of the town hall until the ministry of Local Government posts officers to the council.
Stayed away
Both the mayor, Mrs Turphosa Nyamusi, and her deputy Peter Masara stayed away from the meeting.
Mr George Ombori of Kadika Ward, who was among the participants, said the resolution “was binding and can only be changed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Local Government”.
The meeting took place soon after employees barred town clerk Nicholas Okola from resuming office. Mr Okola, who they kicked out last month, said he had returned following a directive from the PS.
But the employees stood their ground and asked the Government to transfer Mr Okola and treasurer Maurice Okere elsewhere.
At the same time, residents and workers at the crisis-ridden council welcomed Minister Musalia Mudavadi’s move to dissolve the local authority.
The employees, who went on strike last month to demand five-month salary arrears of over Sh10 million, said they would be happy to be merged with a viable council.
Highest turnover
The residents said the town hall had been reduced to a cash cow by a few individuals.
“Roads funds levy and the Local Government Transfer Funds are usually spent on salaries and allowances instead of being used to maintain roads and initiate development projects,” said Mr Rachier Onyango, a trader.
The council is among the 67 local authorities earmarked for either dissolution or merger due to their non-viability.
Migori has had the highest turnover of chief officers in Nyanza Province, with many of them lasting barely five months before being removed by the employees.
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Our people still drink contaminated water from streams and they walk long distances in search of water. Waterborne diseases have continuously ravaged us, killing many silently. With adequate funding, we could sink more boreholes in homes, schools, and in central places to ease the crisis as well as provide people with clean water for domestic use.
One of the challenges of the 21st century is illiteracy.
Most rural schools in Kenya are poorly equipped and Migori is no exception. Over the years, the government has abdicated their role to build schools and provide learning materials to schools. With most families living below $1 a day, the pressing issue is to feed the family and meet other basic needs. Our children are attending school on empty stomachs, in dilapidated structures and without required texts. If we were to compete and create great scholars for the future, the challenges facing our young learners ought to be addressed now than later. This is where we bank on your support. Your generosity will help buy books, build schools and even pay fees for children from the underprivileged families. Remember, it is never too late to mobilize your friends, community, your congregation and even employees to help us in this noble course.
Your network is an asset to us.To date we are overwhelmed by the increasing number of orphans, many left to fend for themselves at an early age. Over the years, the community has given foster support to the orphans. Churches and influential people within the community have provided generously to help the kids. But today we live in hard times and the support for orphaned kids continue to dwindle. Their future is bleak and some may never see the inside of a classroom. Soon they will turn to criminals and targets of traffickers. Like other children they cry for support, comfort and love. I count on your feeling and love and your ability to extend a helping hand to the underprivileged.
Be blessed for your your willingness to help.I appeal to you, your friends and people known to you to join hands with me to provide hope to the poor, the sick and orphans.
As you reflect on the many possible ways to help, also feel free to introduce many more to us. Introduce your friends, charitable organizations, corporations. We count on them to move forward as we exetend your generosity to the needy.May the good lord bless your hands for being a cheerful giver. Thank you"
Monday, December 15, 2008
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