KAJIADO COUNTY ASSEMBLY SPEAKER - HON. JUSTUS NGOSSOR

Hon. Justus Ngossor is the Second Speaker of the County Assembly of Kajiado since the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. 

The Speaker was elected to the position on 21st September 2022 during the First Sitting of the Third County Assembly as enshrined in the Article 178 of the constitution of Kenya.

The County Assembly Speaker’s engagement in public service was first in the year 2013; this marked his political career when he won the Ewuaso Oonkidong Ward representative seat. In 2017 general elections, he was among the few members of the County Assembly who made a comeback after he got reelected, a testament of good leadership.

During his tenure in the first Assembly, Hon. Justus Ngossor served as a member of the Kajiado County Assembly Service Board considering that at the time he was a leader of minority party. Hon Ngossor is therefore part of the pioneer team that made effort to build the County Assembly systems and structures from scratch. At the time the devolution governance was taking shape and the County Assemblies had to employ competent support staff, build infrastructures and develop systems for efficiency. His name will therefore go to the annals as part of the team that got the Assembly to a formidable foundation when the new devolution governance took off. 

Additionally, the Speaker’s leadership acumen saw him serve in important committees as the chairperson. He was the chairperson for Public Accounts and Investment Committee. During the Second Assembly Hon. Ngossor was the Chairperson, Education Committee. It was during this period that the Education Committee pushed for the allocation of bursary from sh. 70million to Sh. 100million. The Speaker says this was a boon to the education sector that has seen needy students benefit to acquire education. 

The Speaker has also served as a member of the Select Committee on Appointment a member of Sectoral Committees Budget and Appropriation; and Finance and Economic Planning Committee. Other committees in which he has been a member include; House Business Committee, Roads and Public work Committee. This places the speaker on the pedestal as a leader who has markedly contributed to motley legislations for better Kajiado County

The Alumni of St. Paul’s University, Hon. Ngossor pursued Bachelor of Arts in leadership management. Earlier the Speaker had pursued Diploma in Business Administration at Premese Africa Development Institute.

Role Of The Speaker Of The County Assembly

The role of the Speaker of the County Assembly Speaker in Kenya includes the following:

  • presiding over the debates of the County Assembly at every sitting of the Assembly,
  • maintaining County Assembly attendance register,
  • enforce the observance of the Constitution, the Standing Orders, relevant statute and Assembly traditions, procedures and practices,
  • disciplining members of County Assembly for misconduct in the county assembly,
  • issuing orders and making rules for the regulation of visitors to the County Assembly precincts,
  • administer the oath of affirmation or allegiance to Members,
  • issue writs for vacant County Assembly seats,
  • protect the rights of the minority while making sure that the majority have their way,
  • organize the business of the House as they are the Chairman of the House Business Committee,
  • spokesperson of the County Assembly and shall ensure that the dignity of the County Assembly and by extension, the Assembly, is upheld and its rights and privileges are not abused,
  • the Speaker is the final authority on all matters touching on the interpretation and application of the practice and procedure of Assembly at all times.