Kiambu County Governor Kimani Wamatangi, through the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Education, Gender, Culture, and Social Services, Mercy Njagi, has dismissed 22 members of the Ward Education Bursary Committees.
This decision was communicated in a Gazette notice issued on March 21, 2025. The dismissal of the 22 committee members, who come from 7 different wards, is effective immediately.
The notice, which was signed by Mercy Njagi, cited the exercise of powers granted by section 7 of the Kiambu County Education Bursary Fund Act of 2014. It outlined that the appointments of the individuals listed in the notice were being revoked as members of the respective Ward Education Bursary Committees.
However, the notice did not provide any specific reasons for their dismissal. Among those removed from the committees are Moses Ndung’u Kahura, Julius Ngotho Githiri, Luke Njenga Wamaitha, Ann Wajiru Ngige, and Veronicah Wangari from Muguga Ward.
Other dismissed members include Anthony Kamau, John Ngahu Waruimbo, Benard Njoroge Kariuki, John Maina Ngigi, and William Mwaura from Ngoliba Ward; as well as Daniel Ngigi, Mercy Ruguru, Mercy Wanjiku, John Ndabi, and Tabitha Wangari from Gatuanyaga Ward.
Members from other wards affected by the decision are Ephantus Macharia Muriithi (Kahawa Wendani Ward), Harun Karanja Thuo (Kijabe Ward), Peter Mbugua Matiru and Daniel Kimani Wambui (Githiga Ward), and Mary Wambui Kamau, Joseph Karanja Kariuki, and Rose Wangari (Kinoo Ward).
This announcement comes just two months after a similar move by the Migori Public Service Board, which dismissed 181 county employees from their positions in the county government.
In a separate Gazette notice dated January 10, the Migori Public Service Board explained that the majority of those let go were from the Centre for International Health Education and Biosecurity (CIHEB) department.
The department’s funding, received from CDC-USAID, runs until September 30 and is renewed upon request starting from October 1.
However, out of 410 staff members, only 319 had their contracts renewed. The remaining 91 were dismissed following a review of several factors, including performance appraisals, academic qualifications, registration credentials, disciplinary records, and budget cuts within the department.
Additionally, the diversity of the county’s workforce and gender parity were considered in the decision-making process.
The Migori Public Service Board highlighted that CIHEB faced budget reductions, which necessitated a downsizing of the human resources within the department.
This situation mirrors Kiambu’s recent decision to streamline its committees, although the exact reasons for the firings in Kiambu remain unclear.
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