Mombasa governor Abdulswamad Nassir on Monday officially opened the third County Assembly of Mombasa.

In his maiden speech to the assembly, Nassir outlined his agenda for the county promising the MCAs goodies.

Among the issues Nassir promised to undertake is the creation of ward development funds.

"I, as the leader of the implementing arm of Government shall respect the role that you play as duly elected representatives of the people. And in turn, you as the voice of the people, shall play a supportive and oversight role to the Executive to ensure that we deliver on development programs." said Nassir.

Adding "It is in light of the importance of this relationship, that I have instructed the Office of the County Attorney to explore a legal framework to set up the Mombasa County Ward Development Fund. Devolution was meant to bring development to the lowest administrative unit which is the ward."

The governor also promised to deal with the issue of revenue collection which he said has heavily affected county services thus causing suffering to the residents.

Nassir charged "I am pleased to report to this Honorable House that since taking office, just over a month ago, we have taken critical steps to jumpstart our county finances. I began by reorganizing and revitalizing revenue collection in the County of Mombasa."

" This process has led to the improvement in the collection of own source revenue by up to seventy percent. If we continue with this trend, with the support of the residents of Mombasa, we will be able to deliver services more efficiently and effectively." he added.

Nassir also revealed that he will be presenting several bills in the house including the finance bill 2022/2023 which he said will completely revolutionize the business environment and tax regime in Mombasa.

"We will become the most business friendly county and start ups will flock to us because of our new proposed policies to zone levies in Mombasa. We will bring down the cost of licensing for tuk tuks, public service vehicles and start while making the process digital, transparent and devoid of human interaction that may occasion corrupt practices."

He further promised to address  the burden of a bloated wage bill that has made it near impossible to facilitate development.