Kananu reshuffles 4 Chief Officers in latest changes at City Hall
By evans.maritim, July 5, 2022Nairobi Governor Ann Kananu on Tuesday, July 5 reshuffled four Chief Officers 34 days to the expiry of her tenure at City Hall.
Kananu, who was sworn in on November 16, 2021, as substantive governor of Nairobi City County, named Joseph Gathiaka as the new Nairobi county acting Chief Finance Officer.
The position was initially held by Mohamed Sahal who is the Chief Officer for health.
In the new changes, Gathiaka will also act as the County Head of Treasury.
The current Deputy Director for Disaster Management Brian Kisali has been appointed as the Chief Officer for Disaster Management.
Elizabeth Njau, who has been serving as Deputy Director for Trade, will be acting Chief Officer for Trade Department.
Kananu says new changes set to enhance service delivery
“Governor Ann Kananu has reshuffled four Chief Officers in Nairobi County Government to enhance service delivery. Changes have been made in Finance, Health, Disaster, and Trade departments,” a statement to newsrooms read in part.
The new changes come a day after Nairobi workers threatened to down tools, accusing the City Hall of failing to address their grievances.
Among the issues cited by the workers are persistent salary delays, failure to complete promotion of all eligible staff, unwillingness to finalise a pay rise negotiation, perennial electricity disconnections, and failure to pay NHIF premiums and remit monthly deductions.
“Your reply letter is a testament that your office is not in any way committed to fulfilling the urgent needs of our members and that there has been no single action transcending mere words,” Nairobi Staff Branch Secretary Festus Ngari said in a letter to Governor Kananu.