The County Government of Siaya led by the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in charge of the Department of Lands, Physical Planning, Housing, and Urban Development and the Siaya Municipality, convened a meeting with a delegation from Grant Thornton Advisory East Africa Limited.
Grant Thornton Advisory East Africa Limited is a member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd., a global professional services network headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm operates as part of a network of independent accounting and consulting firms providing assurance, tax, and advisory services to privately held businesses, public interest entities, and public sector organizations across 156 markets with over 76,000 professionals and a combined global revenue of US$7.5 billion. In East Africa, the firm is recognized as a leading business advisor, particularly in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, offering a range of services including audit, tax, business process solutions, human resource solutions, and advisory services.
The delegation, headed by Mr. Lennox Omondi, will conduct data collection with various stakeholders on key topics related to Siaya Municipality’s operations, staffing levels, and specific technical inputs from department heads and jobholders.
This initiative, under the Kenya Urban Support Program (KUSP II), aims to develop model organizational structures and standardized human resource policies and procedures to strengthen the capacity of urban institutions.
The delegation also held a session with Siaya County Public Service Board Chairperson, Mr. Collins Juma, Board Secretary/CEO, Mr. Wilfred Nyagudi, and members of the Siaya Municipality Board.
In attendance included Director of Housing and Urban Development and KUSP II Coordinator, Mr. George Obare, Ugunja Municipality Manager, Mr. Fredrick Ochieng Opondo, and Ms. Melody Buyanzi and Ms. Neissy Lochenita from Grant Thornton Advisory East Africa Limited.
The County Government of Siaya, through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Sports and Arts in collaboration with the Executive Office of the Governor, will roll out The Nyalore Governors Cup for football men. This will be a Countywide tournament for talents identification, talent exposure and creation of temporary job opportunities for the Youth – “Kandanda Mashinani, Pesa kwa Vijana!”. The tournament shall be played on weekdays for one month, the whole of December 2023. The one month long tournament will be launched by the Governor Siaya, James Orengo on 1st December 2023 at Sega Mixed Primary School starting at 9.00am. The final match will be played on 1st January, 2024, at the Migwena Sports Group.
