Garissa County governor Nathif Jama has made governmental changes to his cabinet.
In a letter dated July 8, 2016, and signed by the governor, Ahmed Aden Hire who was County Executive Committee member for Finance, Revenue, Economic Planning and County affairs was moved to the Department of Environment, Energy, Natural Resources, Wildlife Management and Tourism in unclear circumstances.
Deputy governor Abdullahi Hussein will reportedly head the Department of Finance on an acting capacity pending the procedural hiring of the next County minister for finance.
"The deputy governor Abdullahi Hussein will be heading the Department of Finance in acting capacity. This is in line with the provisions of Section 32 (3) of the County Government Act 2012," the letter read in part. "The above changes take effect immediately and supersede all previous arrangements in this regard," read part of the letter.