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Key stakeholders
A fruitful collaboration between the
Department of Devolved Units, the
National Environmental Management
Agency (NEMA) and other key stake-
holders in maintaining a clean and
healthy environment for Mandera
County residents remains para-
mount. During the town’s induction,
all the key stakeholders came to-
gether and brainstormed in an inter-
active session.

The Department of Devolved Units
is tasked to ensure proper sanitation
within the county. The County Gov-
ernment has purchased sanitation
trucks used for garbage collection.
The department ensures proper
sanitation in six towns in the county.
This includes towns within the sub
-counties with the exception of Man-
dera East, which has been elevated
to municipality status.
The formation of town committee is
expected soon. With the formation
of town committees, all the towns
will be managed through these com-
mittees via the town administrators.
The committees shall be expected
to draw up an integrated plan for
their respective towns and perform
functions mandated to them by the
Urban and Cities Act 2011 as well
as the Mandera County Towns Act.

Supporting the vulnerable
Devolved Units Chief Officer Yusuf Dido (top) participates in a clean-up exercise in Kutulo sub-county. The Department of Devolved Units
Devolution to the grassroots officially launched the sanitation pro-
gramme in Kutulo Town.
Chief Officer for Devolved Units Yus-
n line with executive order by fully instituted in all the seven administrators were trained in the suf Didow together with MCA Mo-
Governor Ali Roba to fast-track sub-counties. Already the County following fields: hamed Rashid and the National Gov-
Iservice delivery to the com- Government has completed the Strategic Planning, M&E ernment represented by the Deputy
munity and improve coordination construction of 15 ward adminis- Areas covered were county plan- County Commissioner of Kutulo, sub-
of government business, the De- trators’ offices with five ongoing. ning, budget making process county administrator, town adminis-
volution Department has formed The ward administrators play the – MTEF among other crucial trator, local elders, religious leaders,
departmental committees to over- role of coordination, and manage financial trainings required by the youth and women were in Kutulo to
see and review service delivery in and supervise the general admin- administrators. officially launch the programme.
every ward. istrative function at the ward level.
Training administrators Govenor Ali Roba’s administration
The committee’s mandate in- For effective service delivery, the Sub-county administrators and is focused on ensuring that every
cludes reporting whether com- County Government has undertak- town administrators attended an person has the right to a clean and
munities are getting prompt and en the construction of sub-county internal training in areas such as healthy environment as enshrined in
effective services, for instance ac- administrators’ offices since the public finance, public participa- Article 42 of the Constitution.
cess to water, healthcare, educa- administrators play a key role in tion, civic education, conflict man-
tion and general well-being. coordinating government policies, agement and human resource The programme is aimed at sup-
programmes and service delivery management, porting the most vulnerable and
To improve efficiency and effec- in the sub-county and wards. needy members of of the society,
tiveness in service delivery, the Transformative leadership lifting their living standards while
sub-county administration con- Capacity building Women administrators have not ensuring that a clean and healthy
ducts bi-weekly head of depart- The Department of Devolved Units been left behind. In the spirit of environment is maintained.
ment meetings to check on the conducted orientation and training devolution, Mandera County Gov-
level of progress with regard to for the newly-recruited administra- ernment sponsored three female Govenor Ali Roba’s administration
service delivery. tors and other administrators on ward administrators to attend a has so far engaged 342 sanitation
23 November 2018. The objective transformative leadership training workers, mostly vulnerable women
By the end of the 2018/2019 fi- of the training for the officers was in Mombasa organized by the- who are selected by communities
nancial year, it is expected that to familiarize themselves as they Council of Governors. through public participation across
the committees will have been reported to their duty stations. The all the seven sub-counties.