Governors must follow law and allow for a smooth transition

The transition process in many counties is quickly becoming a farce with too many cases of arbitrary sackings and hounding of public officers by the incoming governors. With 22 new governors taking office after this month’s General Election, the change of guard has bordered on the primitive in some cases. In one extreme case, a governor who failed to get re-elected extended the terms of service of members of his County Executive Committee and Chief Officer.

In the last few days, there has been a flurry of advertisements for jobs in counties even before a needs assessment audit has been conducted. This must stop; we agree with the Public Service Commission (PSC) that these sackings are needlessly exposing counties to litigation.