KEN WAFULA SWORN IN AS KENYA'S NEW NGO'S BOSS
Kanini Evans Kariuki
February 15, 2011
Newly-elected National Council of Non-Governmental Organizations chairman Ken Wafula was last Friday sworn in at a colorful ceremony in the High Court registrar along with his new team of officials.
Wafula was sworn in by the Deputy High Court registrar R. Ouga, and vowed to discharge his new roles as provided for in the Councils constitution.
He was elected to the coveted position on January 27. His predecessor Dr Simiyu Kanani did not seek re-election and has indicated his willingness to work with Wafula.
Addressing reporters soon after being sworn in, Wafula stated that he would strive to ensure that the Council which had been torn by wrangles created by the previous warring groups, retained its lost glory.
"I and my new team will also waive about sh 240 million owed to it by members on condition that they paid their dues.
The chairman also asserted that he would impress upon the donor community to decentralize their activities in the rural areas instead of merely concentrating on the Nairobi-based NGO's.
"I expect total cooperation from my team. We will work with the government on issues of principal. I will not keep quite when things go wrong, and I will criticize when and as necessary", Wafula emphasized.
He added that his organization would dwell on the socio-political and economic issues affecting the country
He appealed to losers of the just-concluded elections to forget differences which might have arisen during the polls, and bury the hatchet for the sake of the progress of the Council.
"Let us forget the past and move forward. Those who lost should work with the victors to enable the Council scale giddy heights in development", Ken Wafula stressed.
Wafula was sworn in by the Deputy High Court registrar R. Ouga, and vowed to discharge his new roles as provided for in the Councils constitution.
He was elected to the coveted position on January 27. His predecessor Dr Simiyu Kanani did not seek re-election and has indicated his willingness to work with Wafula.
Addressing reporters soon after being sworn in, Wafula stated that he would strive to ensure that the Council which had been torn by wrangles created by the previous warring groups, retained its lost glory.
"I and my new team will also waive about sh 240 million owed to it by members on condition that they paid their dues.
The chairman also asserted that he would impress upon the donor community to decentralize their activities in the rural areas instead of merely concentrating on the Nairobi-based NGO's.
"I expect total cooperation from my team. We will work with the government on issues of principal. I will not keep quite when things go wrong, and I will criticize when and as necessary", Wafula emphasized.
He added that his organization would dwell on the socio-political and economic issues affecting the country
He appealed to losers of the just-concluded elections to forget differences which might have arisen during the polls, and bury the hatchet for the sake of the progress of the Council.
"Let us forget the past and move forward. Those who lost should work with the victors to enable the Council scale giddy heights in development", Ken Wafula stressed.
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