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Governor Roba rewards one of the local eders with a deserving trophy for his efforts in ensuring peace amongst the clans living in Rhamu
Co-existence

CHAMPIONS OF PEACE, SECURITY

he Ministry of Public Service, conflict, under the co-chairmanship of The Governor formed the Department
Conflict Management and De- Senator Yusuf Haji, and former Speaker of Governance, Civic Education and
Tvolved Units plays a vital role in of the National Assembly Francis ole Public Participation to enhance citizen
the administration of decentralized units, Kaparo. It’s this initiative that yielded participation and engagement in all
human resource management, conflict the ceasefire and sprouted the success government programmes and services.
management, public participation, civic story that was celebrated in October As a result, all ministries and departments
education and countering violent ex- 2018. are making sure programmes and
tremism under its various departments. projects are initiated and supported at
The Governor prepared the residents for the grassroots.
The ministry has invested heavily in the official launch of the Mandera County The department was instrumental in the
security matters and facilitated more Peace Day in Rhamu and requested for training of senior government officials on
than 330 National Police Reservists permanent closure of all clan-based civic education and public participation
and hired fleets of security vehicles to markets and opening up of the integrated while spearheading the formulation of
facilitate prompt and timely response and cosmopolitan Shantoley market. public participation and civic education
to terror attacks and assist with daily The event was also used to recognize policy for Mandera County.
Ahmed S. Mohamed security patrols. peace heroes and champions who
County CECM contributed tremendously to the peace Achievements
Public Service In the recent past, Mandera County has and cohesion in Mandera North sub- • Managed to train 14 sub-county
Management, experienced relative inter-community county. and deputy administrators, six town
Conflict tensions. The trend of a secure and In October 2018, the department orga- administrators on human resource
Management, peaceful environment has translated nized a very successful regional confer- issues, public finance management act,
Cohesion, into progress and prosperity for all the ence on countering violent extremism code of ethics and regulation.
Integration and residents. Mandera people are no longer that brought together counties in the • Managed to segregate payroll for
Devolved Units spending nights in fear and businesses larger North Eastern and Eastern re- personnel emoluments into respective
are thriving and operating late into the gion. The political, and religious leaders, departments and officers exact duty
night in major towns in the county. youth and women groups unanimously stations.
pledged to unite and fight violent ex- • Strengthened human resource registry
The residents have abided by the 2014 tremism in the region during the two-day (records) operations by constructing a
ceasefire whose foundation was laid by conference. The fruits of the conference modern registry and giving guidelines
President Uhuru Kenyatta. The President have already been realized as evi- and procedures for the day-to-day
laid the original seed for this quest for a denced by the communities opening up functions to safeguard the security
lasting peace in Mandera by setting up and information sharing on Al-Shabaab. of information, records and file
the Committee on the Wajir and Mandera management.