Office of the clerk

ADV.NASHON KUSINA M. OPANGA – AG. CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY

ACTING CLERK, COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF KISUMU

Nashon Kusina M. Opanga is a seasoned legal, legislative and public-sector administrator with extensive experience in County Assembly administration, legislative affairs, parliamentary procedures, legal services, governance and institutional management.

He is currently the Acting Clerk of the County Assembly of Kisumu, where he provides strategic and administrative leadership in the day-to-day operations of the County Assembly. In this capacity, he oversees and coordinates legislative, procedural, administrative and corporate functions of the Assembly, working closely with the Speaker, County Assembly Service Board, and Members of the County Assembly, Management Committee and staff to ensure effective delivery of the Assembly’s constitutional mandate.

Prior to assuming the position of Acting Clerk, Mr. Kusina served as Deputy Clerk, County Assembly of Kisumu, from October 2021. In that role, he was responsible for coordinating plenary and committee proceedings, legislative and procedural services, departmental operations, Assembly programmes, external and inter-parliamentary relations, strategic planning, human resource matters and institutional administration.

He previously served at the County Assembly of Vihiga as the Deputy Clerk, Director of Legislative and Procedural Services and Legal Counsel from 2013 to 2021. He has completed his Master of Laws (LL.M) in Governance from the University of Nairobi, he holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Advocates Training Programme from the Kenya School of Law, currently undertaking Certified Secretarial studies (CS), holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from Busoga University, Uganda. He has also undertaken professional training in Senior Management, SLDP, Performance Contracting, parliamentary procedures, legislative practices, legal drafting and parliamentary legal services.

His professional expertise encompasses legislative management, parliamentary procedure, legal advisory services, legislative drafting, public administration, governance, strategic planning, committee management, public participation, institutional development, human resource management and public finance and accountability.

Throughout his career, Mr. Opanga has been involved in various strategic institutional assignments and committees, including inputs during the Formulation of the County Assemblies Services Act, at the Senate, the Public Finance Management Act, Legal Notice No 35 0f 2015,  Kisumu County Assembly Strategic Plan Review Committee, Chair Implementation CommitteeUltra-Modern Assembly Project, Performance Contracting Committee and Disciplinary/Advisory Committee.

As a public servant and legislative administrator, he is committed to professionalism, integrity, accountability, transparency, prudent management of public resources and effective service delivery. His leadership approach emphasizes institutional strengthening, teamwork, innovation, adherence to the Constitution and the law, and continuous improvement in the delivery of services to the people of Kisumu County.