Laikipia Governor Ndiritu Muriithi has been appointed chairman of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga’s 2022 presidential campaign board.
The governor has been given the role because of his track record in service delivery to the people of Laikipia County.
“The Governor of Laikipia, H.E. Hon Ndiritu Muriithi, has been nominated and accepted to become chair of the board of the Raila Odinga 2022 Campaign,” said read the statement.
According to Raila, Muriithi embarked on radical reforms of the county public service to make it professional and globally competitive since his election on 2017.
“These efforts have been rewarded with unmatched growth of the county’s own source revenue which has doubled since the 2016/2017 financial year,” Raila said.
“Under his leadership, over 1600 local Small and Medium Enterprises are undergoing incubation under the Laikipia Innovation and Enterprise development Programme which he started in 2018 to nurture the SMEs to become manufacturers through increased production,” he added.
Additionally, Elizabeth Meyo has been appointed to serve as a campaign Chief Executive Officer and secretary to the board.
Meyo, currently a consultant to the IMF, brings over three decades of administrative and strategic experience to the position.
She is the immediate former Commissioner of the Domestic Taxes Department at Kenya Revenue Authority.
The board will be Raila’s presidential campaign drive that will support his bid to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta.
