Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has presented 33 names of chief officers to be vetted by the county assembly.
The names were tables before the Nairobi County assembly on Tuesday by Speaker Ken Ng’ondi.
He then handed the names to the respective committees for vetting.
Among the 33, making a comeback is Justus Kathenge - Boroughs and sub-county and, Partick Akivianga - Urban, development and planning who served in the previous regime.
Marion Rono -Housing and Urban Planning who has been shortlisted served under the Nairobi Metropolitan Services.
According to the Speaker, the vetting should take place on December 22, 2022, and thereafter the reports will be tabled before the house for approval.
Initially, the County Public Service Board had presented a list of 128 candidates who had expressed interest in certain positions.
The board advertised for the position last month and eligible individuals were to submit their application forms online before or on October 19, 2022.
County chief officers are the authorized persons in the exercise of delegated power and are answerable to the county executive committee member in their respective dockets.
Their key functions include the day-to-day administration of departmental activities and the provision of strategic policy direction for effective service delivery within the departments they are assigned to.
They also implement policies and programs within departments.
While county executive committee members are equivalent to cabinet secretaries in the national government, chief officers are equivalent to permanent secretaries.
The power to deploy a county public officer within a department is vested in the county chief officer.