Siaya County government has finally got new County Executive committee members for the Education, Trade and Public works dockets.
The dockets have been vacant for the past three months. Siaya County assembly approved the appointment of Hesbon Olum Gondi in the Trade and industry docket, Pamela Akelo (Education, youth affairs and sports) and finally Chero Oduor Omondi in the Roads and public works portfolio.
The positions became vacant when Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga sacked some of his cabinet members early this year.
After approving the names, the house embarked on the business of seeking clarification on the whereabouts of the Sh 108 million that was allegedly brought for recruiting medical staff.
During the deliberations, members of the County assembly wanted clarification on whether the Public Service Board received a letter regarding the recruitment of medical staff and if they have any plans to recruit the health workers.
The Public Service Board chairman Joe Donde who was present, admitted to have received a circular towards the recruitment of the health staff, adding that they are always ready to recruit more health workers upon request.
Asked whether they received the contentious Sh 108 million from the ministry of health, the County Executive committee member for Finance Cleophas Ombogo stated that the county government did not receive that money.
He noted that the county directors of health and the secretaries of the county Public Service Boards countrywide were directed to conduct recruitment of various cadres of health staffs but there was no indication of how the counties would access the Sh 108 that was allocated to all the 47 counties.