Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago at a past event [Photo: Joe Khisa]

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Uasin Gishu governor Jackson Mandago has appointed 10 County Executive Committee members who will be in charge of various departments in his second term in office.

The governor on Thursday forwarded names of the nominees to the County Assembly for vetting and either approval or rejection.

In the list that was tabled in the Assembly by the majority leader Josphat Lowoi, Mandago has retained only two County executives that served during his first term in office.

The two are Eng. Gideon Birir who has been nominated to retain the Roads, Transport, Energy and Public Works department and Mary Njogu in the Department of Water, Environment, Natural Resources, Tourism, and Wildlife docket.Mandago's new cabinet has four women compared to the previous two.

The governor as also merged Trade and Information communication into some department that will be headed by Dr. Emily Jeptanui Koros.Barnabas Tarus has been nominated to head the newly created Devolution and Administration department that has been merged with the Public Service management.

Below is the full list of the County executive nominees; Eng. Gideon Birir - Roads, Transport, Energy and Public WorksJoseph Kurgat - Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Sports and Social ServicesJulius Ruto - Finance and Economic PlanningSamuel Kipchirchir Yego - Agriculture, Livestock and FisheriesEsther Mutai - Cooperatives and Enterprise DevelopmentBarnabas Tarus - Devolution, Administration and Public Service management Dr. Emily Jeptanui Koros - Information and Communication Technology, Trade and Industrialization Eng. Nelson Maritim - Lands, Housing, Physical Planning and Urban development Mary Njogu - Water, Environment, Natural Resources, Tourism and WildlifeEverlyne Chepemoi Rotich - Health Services.Ends