Sh7m iPads bought for ward leaders
What you need to know:
- County Assembly Speaker Morris Buluma said the members would be able to access, through the gadgets, important documents, including the Devolution Act, standing orders and the Public Finance Management Act.
- Mr Patrick Kamwessar, the Clerk, said the tablets were bought through a normal tender.
The county assembly has spent Sh7 million to acquire iPads for 87 ward representatives and senior officers.
The county assembly members travelled to Kisumu for training on the use of the gadgets.
Mr Patrick Kamwessar, the Clerk, said the tablets were bought through a normal tender.
A consultant had been hired to conduct the training, he added.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
County Assembly Speaker Morris Buluma said the members would be able to access, through the gadgets, important documents, including the Devolution Act, standing orders and the Public Finance Management Act.
“We are switching our activities and operations to a paperless system when transacting our day-to-day business at the assembly,” he said.
The assembly was coming up with a new system to improve services, he added.
Further, a five-year strategic plan prepared by a consultant would be discussed at the workshop before being presented to the public for scrutiny.
