MANDERA LEADERS UNITED IN PURPOSE

Unity of purpose best describes Mandera County’s leadership. With a strong sense of mission to serve the people distinguished as much by mindset as by experience, they show humility in their service. The leaders have used their skills to bridge chasms of cultures and offer incentives to workers from outside the county. They are driven by the purpose to solve problems and move easily among business, government, and social spheres.

They are aware that they operate in a resource constrained area, yet they need to train tomorrow’s professionals to be self-reliant in labour needs.

 Mahamud:  “Leaders are working together with the county government to ensure drought and food aid reaches all people. I want see a Mandera that is self-sustainable and can feed its people.”

Farah: “Mandera is today safer than most counties across Kenya. I feel safer when I am in Mandera than when I am in Nairobi.”

Fathia: “Devolution is a big opportunity for Mandera women. They can now ascend to leadership. I am happy to be the first elected woman in the history of Mandera. Women are now involved in decision making.”

Abdi Haji: “We are working with the county government to push for Malkamari National Park, gazetted 30  years  ago, to be operationalised to attract tourists and visitors.”

 

Mandera Governor Ali Roba with County Security Officials

Kerrow: “It is possible to turnaround Mandera County. We need to open up infrastructure and build roads linking us with Garissa and other parts of the country. In one year of devolution Mandera has been allocated more funds than in its entire 50-year history.”

Adan Huka: “We have a severe shortage of teachers across the county. The teacher to pupil ratio stands at 1:100. While hiring teachers is still a function of the national government through the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), we need to bridge this gap.”

Roba: “We want shift from pastoralism as a way of life to commercial production of livestock and related products. Djibouti exports 4 million animals every year, why can’t Mandera do the same?”