Throughout his first tenure in office, Governor John Nyagarama was dismissed by his opponents as a 'lazy and incompetent boss', who watched the county being run by cartels closely associated with him.
In April after winning Supreme Court case filed by gubernatorial loser Walter Nyambati, Governor Nyagarama has changed his style of operation, catching many of his allies unaware.
Now focused to leave a good legacy, the ODM county boss red a riot act. He started with payroll staff, which had been accused of irregularly sneaking people without the due process of the law.
With all the officers sent into s compulsory leave, Nyagarama, acting without knowledge of his advisors, appointed a committee to clean up the payroll.
At least 1000 people were caught in a fix, with the report suggesting that they had been recruited irregularly. All of them are yet to receive salaries.
"I am not moving back. Those who may have been omitted by mistake, will be compensated. Those who didn't get salaries should now explain to us how they were recruited," he said in a statement last week.
Among those affected are his close associates, some of them who have been accompanying him to functions until lately. Their efforts to seek audience with him have reportedly failed.
A senior officer who spoke in confidence, says the governor has since transferred some of his close confidants to Council of Governors offices with some facing imminent sacking.
"The governor is determined to leave a good legacy. As we speak, u can assure you that even those who used to be close to him have been kicked out. Some could be sacked this week for their role in Irregular recruitment of staff," he said.
Also, Nyagarama warned ministers last week against sitting in their offices. Instead, he demanded that they visit projects and submit reports to him frequently failure to which, he may consider replacing them.
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