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Issac Ruto-Governor,Bomet County

Bomet county governor’s tenure at the helm of the Council of Governors(CoG) is set to come to an end today.Issac Ruto who has been an open critic and a fierce one for that matter of the Jubilee Administration will not be seeking to renew his term.

Todays election which will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi will be contested by three governors namely;Peter Munya(Meru),Wycliff Oparanya(Kakamega) and Salim Mvurya(Kwale).Althought there speculations that party politics are going to determine who will succeed Governor Issac Ruto as the new CoG chair,the governors insist that the polls are going to be a non-partisan affair.Sources say that the governors are not likely to do an election but rather reach a consensus.

The CoG chair positions as an influential position,an office that is in-charge of a multimillion kitty that is made up of contributions by the 47 counties and also donors.The chair of CoG also co-chairs Intergovernmental Budget Executive Council meetings with the Deputy President.The President is mandated by law to chair the Governors’ Summit which is attended by the 47 governors annually.

The three contestants were involved in intense lobbing yesterday as they made frantic efforts to consolidate support for their respective bids.Efforts to reach the aspirants proved futile as their phones went unanswered.It remains to be seen whether the 24 CORD governors will display their dominance against the 23 JUBILEE governors,a scenario that the governors have vehemently denied is likely to play out.

ODM chairman John Mbadi and his TNA counterpart Johnson Sakaja have said that they have not instructed their members to vote for a particular candidate exuding confidence that the governors will pick a chair that will serve the interests of the counties.Other positions whose leaders will be picked today are the CoG Vice Chair,Whip and chairpersons of the various CoG committees.The governors are expected to announce the new list of official at 12.30PM today.

Story by Jeremiah Wakaya

Senior Editor

Real Trends Blog

 

Voi MP Jones Mlolwa Scores Below Average in Infotrak Survey

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”How would you rate the performance of your MP on a scale of 1-10,where 1 is extremely poor and 10 is excellent?”That is the question that Infotrak survey posed to constituents around the country as it sought to establish the ratings of Kenyan MPs.

Hon. Jones Mlolwa,Voi MP

Well,for residents of Voi constituency,Hon. Jones Mlolwa deserved nothing more than 57.2%,a mark which according to Infotrak survey’s average of 59.9% is way below the pass mark.

According to the survey,Emuhaya’s Wilber Ottichilo has the best approval ratings among his constituents at 79.9%.He was then followed by Sirisia MP John Waluke 79.8%,Teso South MP Athur Odera 79.6%,Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wa 79.4%,Rarienda MP Nicholas Gumbo 79.4%,Igambang’ombe MP Muthoni Njuki 78.4%,Ugenya MP David Ochieng’ 78.2%,Likuyani MP Enock Kibughuchi 77.9%,Mvita MP Abdiswamad Sherif 76.7% and Suna East MP Junet Muhammed who completed the top ten list at 76.0%.

The ratings also seem to have brought to the fore the activity or inactivity of the legislators in the August house with most of the vocal MP’s rating higher than the perceived inactive legislators.The top performers have also been very active in their party politics;one of the factors that is attributed to their top scores.

MP’s from Nairobi county generally performed poorly with an exception of the Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan who scored 60.7%.Among the regions whose MP’S ranked top are Western,Rift Valley and Mt. Kenya regions.Other regions ranked poorly with an exception of a few MP’s who were ranked excellently well.

Other MP’s in Taita Taveta county who had good rankings include Taveta MP Naomi Shaba 72.6%,Wundanyi MP Thomas Mwadeghu 65.6% and Mwatate MP Andrew Mwadime 62.4%.Jones Mlolwa was not only ranked the poorest MP in the county but also got below the average.

Story by Jeremiah Wakaya

Senior Editor

Real Trends Blog