GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 1230

the following report to the County Assembly of Murang’a. Execution of Board Mandate For the period ended 31st December, 2023, the Board in accordance with its mandate and powers undertook the following: (a) Establishing and abolishing offices in the County Public Service and appoint persons to hold or act in offices of the County Public Service including in the Boards of Cities and Urban Areas within the county and to confirm appointments. In pursuit of this mandate, the Board approved promotion of various Officers as attached under Appendix I. The Board also recruited for various cadres shown as Appendix II. However, the Board had commenced but not concluded the recruitment of 56 youth polytechnic instructors and 286 interns by the close of the year. (b) Exercise disciplinary control over, and remove, persons holding or acting in those offices as provided for under this part; In pursuit of this mandate, the Board in 2014 issued an advisory requiring the Executive Arm of Government to constitute a County Human Resource Advisory Committee that handles matters related to discipline, promotions and training requests from the County Public Service. Recommendations from this Committee are subsequently forwarded to the Board for review and determination. 25 disciplinary cases were escalated to the Board for the period in question and appropriate action taken. (c) Promotion in the County Public Service the values and principles referred to in Articles 10 and 232 and evaluation and reporting to the County Assembly the extent to which the values and principles referred to in Articles 10 and 232 are complied within the County Public Service; The Board has prepared a separate report on this. (d) Advise the County Government on human resource management and development; In the pursuit of this mandate: - The Board was instrumental in the development of the 2022/2023 Human Resource budget that was subsequently approved by the County Assembly. (e) To advise the County Government on implementation and monitoring of the national performance management system in the county; In pursuit of this mandate, the board has: - On a continuous basis, the Board has monitored implementation of the performance appraisal system through the offices of CECM Public Service and Administration, County Secretary and Director Human Resource Management. (f) Make recommendations to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, on behalf of the County Government, on the remuneration, pensions and gratuities for County Public Service employees In pursuit of this mandate, the Board has continuously consulted with SRC as regards this mandate more so on matters relating to remuneration of staff in county public service. Conclusion The Board will continue engaging all stakeholders in line with the requirements of the Constitution and County Government Act as it pursues achievement of its mandate. APPENDIX I —PROMOTIONS IN THE YEAR 2023 Gender No. Female 165 Male 99 TOTAL 264 APPENDIX II —APPOINTMENTS IN THE YEAR 2023 S/No Position Male Female Total 1 Architect 1 1 2 Quantity Surveyor 1 1 3 Engineer (Structural) 1 1 4 Engineer (Roads) 1 1 5 Casual 48 24 72 7 Governor’s Gardener 1 1 12 Director, Vocational Training 1 1 13 Director, Accounting Services 1 1 14 Deputy Director, Supply Chain Management 1 1 15 Deputy Director, Education 1 1 16 Director, Supply Chain Management 1 1 17 Director, Physical Planning 1 1 18 Sub-County Administrator 1 1 2nd February, 2024 THE KENYA GAZETTE S/No Position Male Female Total 19 General Intern 26 8 34 20 Nursing Intern 18 52 70 21 Advisors 1 1 2 APPENDIX III —RE-DESIGNATIONS IN THE YEAR 2023 Gender No. Female 40 Male 21 TOTAL 61 DOMINIC M. MATHENGE, CATHERINE WANJIKU, Secretary, Murang’a County Public Service Board. Chairperson Murang’a County Public Service Board. MR/6173409