Governor Nassir drops his deputy as CEC for Environment, reassigns him new roles in mini-reshuffle

Mombasa Deputy governor Francis Thoya has been relieved of his duties as the County Executive Committee Member (CEC) for Environment and Water.

In an executive order issued yesterday, governor Abdulswamad Nassir reassigned Thoya to oversee the coordination and delivery of flagship projects under the new government structure.

According to the order, Thoya will now supervise the county’s priority programmes, a newly established mandate that places him at the helm of flagship project coordination and delivery across sectors.

“The Deputy Governor shall henceforth be responsible for Flagship Project Coordination and delivery, supervising all of the Administration’s priority areas to be defined administratively,” Nassir ordered.

This is even as the County 001 administrator named Kibibi Abdallah the new CEC Member for the Department of Environment and Water, replacing DG Thoya in a newly consolidated docket merging Environment and Water functions.

Nassir reassigned Daniel Otieno Manyala to the Department of Transport, Infrastructure, and Governance.

The governor nominated new Chief Officers, subject to County Assembly approval, and reassigned others in line with the County Governments Act, 2012.

The nominees include Fatma Nabhani for Economic Planning and Digital Transformation, Ally Goshi for Youth, Gender, and Sports, Mohamed Osman for Trade, Tourism, and Culture, and Swabah Ahmed for Health.

The restructuring efforts by Nassir also saw the merging of Serikali Mtaani with Lands, Urban Planning, and Housing, and Fire and Rescue with the County Inspectorate under the expanded Governance Department.

A newly established Smart City Flagship Project will now be housed under the Department of Digital Transformation.

“The functional assignment of Serikali Mtaani is hereby merged with that of Lands, Urban Planning and Housing, to form a new consolidated County Department bearing the same title. The functional assignment of Fire and Rescue shall be merged with the County’s Inspectorate to establish the Governance Department under a single Director reporting to the responsible County Chief Officer,” the governor announced.

Governor Nassir emphasized that the reshuffle and restructuring aim to streamline county operations, strengthen coordination, and fast-track the implementation of high-impact programs under his administration’s development blueprint.