The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security led by Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo yesterday engaged with the Principal Secretary, State Department for Internal Security and National Administration, Raymond Omollo regarding the proposed National Government Coordination (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
The Bill, which is sponsored by the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security, seeks to amend several sections of the National Government Co-ordination Act. Notably, the Bill seeks to create a village unit below the sublocation, to be administered by a village elder.
The committee had invited the PS to be appraised on a number of issues among them, the proposed establishment and composition of village administrators in the context of the policy on village elders and the comparison of the same with the County Government Act.
In his response, PS Omollo said that according to section 53 of the County Governments Act, village elders are members of the village council which is responsible for ensuring the participation of the village unit in governance.
He further added that the positions are competitively appointed by the village administrators with the approval of the County Assembly.
The Committee also heard that village elders under the National Government Coordination Act lack formal recognition at the village unit where they operate, while village elders under the County Governments Act, have already earned recognition.
“The fact that this Bill is a replica of our proposal and given that it omits a salient feature that is contained in our Bill-the governance structure of the village elder-we request that its publication be held pending discussions between our offices and the sponsor of the motion on the way forward”, urged PS Omollo.
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