Overview

County Assembly of Busia has 53 members. Its organized into sectoral and select committees for conduct of its business. The Office of the Clerk and the County Assembly Service is responsible for the management and administration of the assembly services. The Office of the Clerk and members of staff manage County Assembly Services. The administrative and procedural work of the County Assembly is done by the Office of the Clerk. The other offices that facilitate the work of the Assembly include:

1. The Department of Serjeant-At-Arms responsible for procedural services, safety and security matters; and maintaining decorum in the County Assembly;
2. The Hansard Department in charge of Assembly and committees’ proceedings reports, Publicity and public relations of the County Assembly;
3. The Department of Research, Library and Information Services responsible for research and information services;
4. The Department of Finance, Budget and Accounts responsible for Planning and Financial Services;
5. The Department of Legislative Procedures and Committee Service responsible for Procedural and administrative support of the Assembly and Committees;
6. The Department of the Internal Audit responsible for assurance and risk management;
7. The Department of Human Resource and Administration responsible for Human Resource planning and development;
8. The Legal department is responsible for advising the County Assembly on legal issues and formulation of Bills;
9. Procurement department responsible for supply chain management.

STANDING ORDERS

The County Assembly of Busia Standings Orders guides the operations of a the House Business. The 171 page document which was amended on 24th June, 2017 during the Fifth Session of the First Assembly has 28 parts of 171 pages and five schedules.

Part V contains Governor's address on opening of the new County Assembly, Governor's address on special sitting, while entering or leaving the chamber, his address to to the County Assembly and address by the Senator or visiting dignitary.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSEMBLY

The County Assembly which shall consist of members elected by the voters of the ward;

• 35 elected members each elected by the registered voters representing a single ward.
• 18 Special Elect members each representing special interests.
• The Speaker who is an ex officio member.

About

Our Vision

An excellent County Assembly that constitutionally serves the people of Busia

Mission

A county Assembly that is responsive in discharging its Constitutional mandate in a bid to foster the well-being of the people of Busia

Core Values

Professionalism, Responsiveness, Integrity, Transparency, and Accountability

Mandate

The legislative composition of the County Assembly is made up of elected and nominated MCAs and a Speaker elected. Administrative support is provided by a Clerk and assisting staff.. The functions of the County Assembly are Representation, Legislation and Oversight

Administration

Engineer Fredrick Odilo, SPEAKER, THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF BUSIA

Mr Allan Wafula Mabuka, CLERK TO THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY

Mr Allan Wafula Mabuka is a holder of a Bachelors Degreein Business Administration from Kenya Methodist University and a Masters in business administration from MOI University

Mr. Mabuka is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya and also a member of the Institute of the Certified Secretaries of Kenya

Mr. Mabuka has vast experience in parliamentary practice, public sector management and administration

He has been the Clerk and the Secretary of the Busia County Assembly service board since 2013 todate. Prior to this he has held top leadership positions in the defunct local authorities as County Clerk and Municipal treasurer

He is also the current Treasurer of SOKATT, an umbrella organization of all the Clerks of the County Assemblies in Kenya

Achievement

Achievements

1. Refurbishment of the chambers;
2. Construction of eight floor office complex for MCAs
3. Construction of official speakers residence
4. Installation of Security Infrastructure;
5. Drilling and Installation of Water System;
6. Installation of Power back-up system;
7. Capacity Building of MCAs and staff;
8. Development of Legislative Instruments, and;
9. Procurement of the ICT Infrastructure.
10. Approval of County plans and policies
11. Processed petitions filed by the public
12. Has ensured that the Governors manifesto has been implemented
13. Successfully discharged its constitutional mandate of legislation, oversight and representation

Calendar

Below is the  Calendar for Regular sessions of the assembly from February to December 2020 - (As considered by the County Assembly Business Committee on 18^th February, 2020)

County Assembly Calendar 2020