The County Assembly of Mombasa kick- started the process of vetting County Executive Members today, Thursday.

First to appear before the House Appointments Committee was Education and Digital Transformation CEC nominee Dr, Mbarwali Kame who said he up to the task and ready for work, based on his education background and career.

Kame who is the Development Director at Moi University Mombasa campus was put to ask how he will improve the county early childhood development (ECD) programme.

"The main challenge currently facing our ECD programme is the lack of enough infrastructure. This will be among my first priorities when I get into office. We also need to ensure we have enough teacher and equipements to ensure that our children get the best education" said Kame.

Kame also promised to look into the issue of county bursaries and scholarships schemes especially it's formation and funding.

"It is the right of every student who deserves the bursary or scholarship to get it, no deserving student should miss this and I will ensure that this is achieved" he added.

The second nominee to appear before the committee being led by speaker Aharub Khatri was the Finance and Economic planning nominee Evans Oanda.

Mr. Oanda promised to prioritise paying of county pending bills and suppliers on time.

"This will enable the smooth running of county services without affecting the residents" said Oanda.

The Health CEC nominee Dr. Swabah Ahmed was the last to face the committee, for today.

The vetting is expected to continue on Friday before ending on Monday next week.

On Friday, Mohammed 'Amadoh' Hussein (Lands), Daniel Otieno (Transport and Infrastructure ) and Emily Achieng (Water, Natural resources and climate change resilience) are expected to appear before the committee for vetting.

Kenneth Muigai (Public service and administration , youth, gender and sports), Kibibi Abdallah (Blue economy, agriculture and Livestock) and Mohammed Osman (Tourism, culture and trade) will face the committee on Monday.

"We expect to hand over our report to the appointing authority who is the governor immediately after this process" said Salim Juma, Mombasa county clerk.