The Transport Cabinet Secretary, Davis Chirchir, has made 61 appointments and revoked six earlier appointments to County Transport and Safety Committees.
In a notice in the Kenya Gazette issue of June 13, the CS announced that the 61 would serve as members in the committees of the different counties.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the National Transport and Safety Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport appoints the persons whose names appear in the second column of the First Schedule under the Sub-section specified in the third column to be Members of the County Transport and Safety Committees of the respective counties with effect from the 13th December, 2024," part of the notice read.
Most of the new appointees are grouped in six to serve in Mombasa, West Pokot, Tana River, Busia, Wajir, Siaya, Laikipia, Nyeri, and Kajiado Counties each.
The Marsabit and Kakamega Counties have also received two appointees each, while the Kisii, Meru and Machakos Counties have received one each.
Apart from the new appointments, Chirchir also revoked the previous appointments of six committee members across five different counties in the same gazette notice.
"The appointments of the persons whose names appear in the second column of the Second Schedule who were appointed as Members of County Transport and Safety Committees indicated in the third column vide the Gazette Notice indicated in the fourth column are revoked," the notice read.
Those who got the axe are two from Kakamega and one each from Marsabit, Machakos, Meru and Kisii.
The six had been appointed in a similar gazette notice in 2024 to serve a term of three years starting February 16, 2024. The reason for the revocation just over a year into their term has yet to be revealed.
CS Chirchir was not the only one who made government appointments. His cabinet colleague, Lands CS Alice Wahome, appointed Annet Sision Lempee as a board member of the Kajiado West Land Control for three years.
She also appointed the Deputy County Commissioner, William Ngochila Ole Kakimon, as the chairman of the Elangata-Waus Land Control Board, Kajiado West, tapping the administration officer as the secretary and the Sub-County Agricultural Officer, Ruto Joseph, as a member of the board.
Other members of the board include Joel Kisau Sayianka, Kanjori, Ole Singeen, Judith Ntimipili, Raphael Maraunta Kipas, Peter Lopejo, Kayie Tiampati, Janet Parori, Jeremia Mepukori Nairowua, and Naisei Loibuluenkop.
