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Alarm has been raised by residents of Nyamira county over the credibility and suitability of persons Governor Amos Nyaribo appointed as county chief executive committee members. The public is concerned that majority of those appointed to the 10 CEC positions are not performers and this could adversely affect the re-election bid of Governor Nyaribo come 2022 unless the issue is urgently addressed .The Nyaribo cabinet comprises members who are mostly elderly and a few who seem not to know what is happening in their
respective dockets. Some of the CECs whose performance is doubted and wanting are Peris Mongare
(agriculture, livestock and fisheries), Harrison Momanyi (education and vocational training), Gladys Momanyi (health services), Stephen Onwonga (trade, tourism and co-operative development), Grace Nyamongo (gender, sports, culture and social services) and Samwel Maiko (lands, housing and urban development).
For Peris and Gladys, they have been serving the Nyamira county government since 2013 but to the disappointment and surprise of many, they have not lived to the expectations of the residents as they have done little in their respective departments which they had been assigned by the late John Nyagarama and now under the watch of Nyaribo. The residents are now questioning why Nyaribo retained such persons when he knows well that they have failed to deliver since their appointments. Nyamira county is an agriculturally potential area but it cannot produce enough food to sustain the area population because of the poor leadership and management being exhibited by the agriculture CEC. Supporters of Nyaribo are now demanding that Peris be sacked terming her presence a liability. She is accused of spending much of her time sitting in her office making endless phone calls to her friends, calls which are not promoting the county in any manner. Maiko, Onwonga, Nyamongo and Momanyi, who are over 70 years of age are spent forces and toothless CECs who cannot make any impact in their respective departments.
Momanyi is accused of taking much of his time drinking in Kisii town when he is supposed to be in the office serving the residents. Momanyi, who is popularly known as Harrison, has failed to address the crisis facing early childhood department teachers. The ECD teachers and children are currently surviving under the mercy of the parent ministry of Education when it comes to catering for learning materials and management. The four CECs are also accused of doing little in raising the political graph of Governor Nyaribo politically as the clock ticks to the next general elections. A resident who identified himself as James Keganda feels that Maiko and Onwonga should be relieved of their positions on grounds of age factor in addition to being non-performers. However, three CECs have been credited over their good performance in addressing challenges facing their departments. The three Jones Omwenga (roads, public works and transport), Emily Ongaga (finance, ICT and economic planning) and Thomas Nyariki (public service and management) are seen as committed to service delivery in their respective departments.
Nyariki has started rooting out corruption which has been riddling the county government for the last three years. Under his leadership, workers who have been earning without working are now disciplined as some have been surcharged due to illegal promotions. Another area of interest which may affect the re-election of Nyaribo is the public service board which is currently known for its notorious cases of illegal promotions and corruption particularly when it comes to employment. Currently, members of the board are not reading from the same script because of corruption on matters touching recruitment. Should Nyaribo fail to address the corruption cancer at the county public service board, then he should count himself come come 2022 general elections.
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