Governor Mutua suspends two executives in purgeMachakos Governor Alfred Mutua has suspended two ministers for poor performance. In a statement released on Wednesday, Mr Mutua said he was compelled to take the action in order to improve service delivery in the county. Mutua also dismissed the Chief Officer in charge of Special Programmes, Research and Development, Michael Maina. The purge also affected three other chief officers, Carlos Kioko (Youth and Sports), James Mutunga (Forensics and Inspectorate Services) and Joel Mwova (Medical Services). Mutua has assigned the acting Chief Officer for Tourism and Culture Victor Muniafu, duties previously held by Mr Kioko.

Source: Standard Digital March 12, 2020 21:00 UTC