Trans Nzoia County is among the 47 counties established by the Kenya Constitution under article 6(1) and specified in the First Schedule. Article 176 (1) establishes a county government for each county consisting of the county assembly and the county executive. The Trans Nzoia county government was operationalized in March 2013 after the country’s general election with H.E Hon. Patrick Simiyu Khaemba as the first popularly elected Governor.

Duties and responsibilities:-

• Collecting, collating and analyzing data in the relevant sectors;
• Compiling department/sector-specific reports;
• Providing support in the preparation of policy briefs and reports on the relevant sectors;
• Capturing data on departmental budgetary requirements;
• Assisting in formulation of programme based budget in line with MTEF;
• Tracking and reporting progress of CIDP projects implementation;
• Undertaking County Projects Monitoring and Evaluation;
• Preparing County Annual and Quarterly progress reports on implementation of County Government programmes/projects.
• Facilitating research/surveys on topical and emerging socio-economic issues in the county;
• Identification and documentation of cross cutting and emerging economic issues;
• Preparing briefs and reports on economic trends at the county level.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Bachelors degree in any of the following fields: Economics, Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, Economics and Finance or Economics and Statistics from a recognized institution; and
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.