National administrative officers will be safe in Raila Odinga's government

Raila Odinga speaks at Homabay Stadium during his Homabay campaign tour on 3rd July 2022. [Photo Michael Mute, Standard]

Positions of national government administrative officers are assured in the Azimio government. The officers include County Commissioner, Deputy County Commissioner, Assistant County Commissioner, Chief, Assistant Chief and Village Elders. Their specific duties include overseeing the implementation of national government projects; carrying out general administrative duties; coordinating maintenance of law and order; and ensuring the security of government assets, facilities and inventory.

They are also tasked with coordinating disaster management to ensure people receive needed aid in a timely manner during and after a major disaster; initiating peace-building initiatives and identifying persons for national and civil registration. The promulgation of the 2010 Constitution, however, generated a major debate on the relationship between the national government and the devolved units in regard to the legitimacy of the administrative officers in the country’s governance structure.