Tunai gives staff three months to deliver or face sack

Narok County Governor Samuel Tunai (left) sign as he witness as health CEC Vivian Sereti (right) sign his contract during the signing of performance contract at the Governor’s office in Narok on 26-03-2015, Governor Tunai warned the CEC Who will not perform risk losing their jobs PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD]

Governor Samuel Tunai yesterday supervised the signing of performance contracts by all county executives and chief officers.

Mr Tunai told the officials he expected them to be accountable for their respective departments, adding that if he found the electorate trooping to his office, he would conclude county staff were not handling their posts well.

"Three months from now, any executive or chief of staff found to not be doing what is expected of them will have to leave to enable us to hire a person who can deliver," he said.

The tough-talking governor said the contracts would ensure county staff were held accountable for their performance and cause a paradigm shift toward effective, flexible public service delivery.

Tunai also directed all staff to dress modestly and present an appropriate image of the county, adding that offices would be built in each of the 40 wards for effective service delivery.

He also took the opportunity to take stock of what the county government had accomplished in the last two years.

THINGS DONE

The governor said leasing 11 ambulances had boosted health service delivery, especially during emergencies.

"Prompt response to emergency calls from rural health facilities and community health members has led to a reduction in unnecessary complications that lead to the loss of lives," he said.

He said Sh262 million had been distributed to 50,000 needy students in secondary schools and tertiary institutions as a way of promoting access to education.

"We are at the moment designing programmes that will ensure youths, women and people with disabilities participate actively in development initiatives as well as create employment," he said.

The governor said over 800 kilometres worth of roads had been gravelled while another 800km should be complete before the end of the year.

Also present at the ceremony, Maasai Mara University Chancellor Philip Ngunjiri asked the devolved units to inculcate character, ethics and competence among staff members to win public confidence.

Some executive members who signed the contracts praised the move, saying it would help them reflect on what was expected of them when it came to meeting targets in their respective dockets.