President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday signed into law six Bills which seek to streamline teething transition issues at county governments. He signed the County Attorneys Bill of 2018 which created the office of county attorney to be appointed by governors. He also signed into law the County Governments (Amendment) Bill of 2017, which provides for qualifications of a persons seeking to be appointed as a county secretary. It also spells that governors will now have to nominate a candidate for deputy governor within 14 days of a vacancy in the office. The National Drought Management (Amendment) Bill of 2019 which provides for establishing the National Drought Emergency Fund was also signed into law.

Source: The Star July 09, 2020 16:41 UTC