Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga suspends 8 county officials

Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has sent eight senior county officials on compulsory leave to allow for investigations into allegations of irregular recruitment of staff.

This follows multiple complaints by area residents purporting that the eight officials have, in many instances, allegedly used their high-ranking positions to make irregular and biased appointments in Homa Bay County Government.  

The eight are: Lameck Ogot (Director Recruitment & Selection), Boaz Nyagute (Ag. Administrator CPSB), Linet Oguda (Secretary of the CEO CPSB), Charles Auma (Director Human Resources Management), Solomon Ochogo (Ag. Payroll Manager), Alfred Okumu (Ag. Director HR), Dancun Akecha (Human Resources Manager) and Winfred Otieno Awuor (Director ECD, Department of Education and ICT).

"Given Governor Gladys Wanga’s commitment to good governance, transparency and accountability, devoid of corruption the County Government has sent the eight officers on compulsory leave, to give room for audit and investigations of the County Human Resources systems," Wanga's office said in a statement on Thursday.

According to Wanga's office, the eight officials will be barred from accessing the county government premises and records, department or conducting businesses on behalf of the county during the auditing and investigations period.

"The governor has urged residents to support her reform initiatives to get the County back on track, in order to achieve the desired level of service delivery to the people of Homa Bay. She stated that going forward, there will be no cadre of county jobs available for sale," reads the statement.