Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho has made some changes to his government.
In a memo to county departments, Joho stated that the reshuffle of chief officers was aimed at improving efficiency.
Joho's close ally and Mombasa County Executive for Trade, Tourism & Investment, Fawz Rashid, thanked Chief officer for Trade, Abduklwahab Mbarak for great work while serving in the trade docket.
He has since been moved to the Water, Sanitation and Natural Resources. Dr Jeophita Mwajuma has taken over as a chief officer Housing and Physical Planning Abdirahim Farah will handle the Investment docket.
Environment department will be headed by Francis Kombe.
“Mr Mbarak has been an exemplary long-serving officer in the trade docket and during his tenure, he implemented a robust business processes automation systems & Strategic Market Reforms Program, which not only enhanced revenue collection but also greatly improved service delivery. I have full confidence in Mr Mbarak’s capacity to deliver in your newly appointed docket of Water, Sanitation and Natural Resources. I wish you well my brother and friend and may the Almighty bless you always,” read his Tuesday post.
Other changes include Justina Mwikya ( Youth and Gender), Tuni Mwalukumbi (Trade) and Ilhan Abbas to Devolution.
The reshuffle also saw the appointment of Albert Keno ( Public Works and Infrastructure) and Innocent Mugabe (Education).
The rest of chief officers will retain their slots.