Ward reps pave way for motion  to sack official

County Assembly Speaker, Alex ole Magelo, (second from left) on Tuesday adopted a motion criticising the conduct of the Executive member and invoked Section 62 of House Standing Orders that would allow the introduction of another motion for his removal. PHOTO/JEFF ANGOTE

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  • County Assembly Speaker, Alex ole Magelo on Tuesday adopted a motion criticising the conduct of the Executive member and invoked Section 62 of House Standing Orders that would allow the introduction of another motion for his removal.

The Nairobi County Assembly has started the process for the removal of the city county’s Transport Executive Evans Ondieki.

County Assembly Speaker, Alex ole Magelo on Tuesday adopted a motion criticising the conduct of the Executive member and invoked Section 62 of House Standing Orders that would allow the introduction of another motion for his removal.

“We are asking the county executive to abide by the law and we will have no problem with it,” he said in a ruling, “otherwise the Assembly resolves to proceed with the removal of the county executive according to our laid out procedures.”

Mr Ondieki has been criticised on his handling  the Mass Transit Bus system project, whose implementation ward leaders say has been slow under his watch.

He was also accused of sending hooligans to threaten the County Assembly members and alleging that the leaders  took bribes from cartels to oppose the project.

The county official had attributed his docket’s failures to the bureaucratic structure  of the county’s administration.

He told the County Assembly’s Transport and Infrastructure  committee for transport and infrastructure that the structure was the cause of wrangles between the Assembly, Chief Officers, the Executive Committee and project  engineers. “This structure makes it very difficult to be accountable,” he said.