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I, MUKEE P HARISON , hereby declare without any reasonable doubt that the work presented
in this attachment report is my original and independent work and it has not been presented
before to the School of computing and informatics for the award of Bachelor’s Degree in
Information Technology at Meru University of Science and Technology. No part of this
report shall therefore be duplicated without my prior consent.
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This attachment training report is dedicated to my parents and my brother Titus Rutto as a
result of the support they gave me during the attachment period.
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The purpose of industrial attachment creates the need for any discerning student to create a
clear picture of what has been done in the form of a report. Field attachment is a field of
practical training experience that prepares trainee for the tasks they are expected to perform
on completion of their training. This report contains information which I gathered during my
industrial attachment at West Pokot County for a period of three months. As a student, my
involvement in this attachment was to make sure that I acquire new knowledge and practical
skills, improving my confidence in problem solving and to utilize the opportunity to relate
with different category of people likely to be met in real life situations. This report gives all
the activities I undertook at west Pokot County, the experience I gained, the practical skills
acquired and the personal inputs to the organization. My report gives a brief introduction
about west Pokot County and the work/duties of different departments in the organization.
The report also gives details of the duties/functions of my host department i.e. Finance
department. The information am giving in this report reflects all the achievements I achieved
according to my objectives set herein. This report shows the benefits, success, challenges
encountered and how I was able to overcome the challenges. It also shows my
recommendations and the conclusion of my attachment.
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DECLARATION........................................................................................................................i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.........................................................................................................ii
DEDICATION..........................................................................................................................iii
ABSTRACT..............................................................................................................................iv
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS....................................................................................................v
1.1.2 History of West Pokot County Government................................................................. 3
1.2.1 Vision............................................................................................................................. 5
1.2.2 Mission.......................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.3 Core values.................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 ICT department organizational structure.......................................................................... 8
2.2 General activities undertaken in the organization............................................................ 9
2.3 Specific activities undertaken during attachment............................................................. 9
2.4 Purpose............................................................................................................................. 9
2.5 Scope and Limitations.................................................................................................... 10
2.6 SWOT Analysis.............................................................................................................. 10
2.7 Significance of Industrial attachment............................................................................. 10
2.8 Description of Duties...................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Activities where student knowledge helped the organization........................................ 13
4.1 Challenges encountered during the training period............................................................ 14
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Figure 1 : position of west Pokot County in the map of Kenya
In 1913-1914, the colonial government established its first administrative post in West
Pokot at Marich, the present-day center of Wakor in Sigor division. In 1915/16, the
administrative center was moved from Marich to Kacheliba in the western plains. Two years
later (1918), West Pokot District was created and subsequently parcelled into divisions and
locations for administrative purposes. Until 1921, the district was part of Naivasha province.
Between 1921 and 1929, West pokot was part of the Kerio province, then it was part of the
Turkana province until 1941. In 1941, the district was incorporated into the Rift Valley
Province.
Moreover, until 1922, part of the present-day West Pokot County, the Karapokot areas
northwest of the Suam River was administered from Uganda. In 1922, after negotiations
between Uganda and Kenya, Karapokot was handed over to West Pokot District. By 1929,
North and South Turkana, East and West pokot had separate district administrative stations;
that of West Pokot was at Kacheliba.
In June 1930, Kacheliba was abandoned and the station moved to Kapenguria, and it has
remained the district headquarters ever since. Kapenguria also doubled as the provincial
headquarters for the newly created Turkana province. The province comprised of North and
South Turkana and West Pokot districts.
The move to Kapenguria was undertaken to improve conditions for the Europeans
administrators. According to the administrators, Kapenguria was undoubtedly a more healthy
and pleasant spot to live for the officers and clerical staff.
The new headquarters was officially visited by His Excellency the acting governor, H.M.M
Moore on 13 December 1930.
But despite this choice Kapenguria was not the best center for administering West Pokot. It is
situated on the escarpments and at the Southern part of the district. By 1930, the population in
the area was extremely sparse.
In 1970, the area of Karapokot which pokot had complaints about was officially handed over
to the government of Kenya by the Uganda administration. After some discussion about a
possible special status, a sub-district, Karapokot was later divided into Kacheliba and Alale
divisions of West Pokot district. At independence West Pokot was divided into three
divisions; Kapenguria, Sigor, and Karapokot. Each division was headed by a member of
parliament who was elected by the people. Between 1970 and 1995, West Pokot was further
divided into five divisions and twenty-two locations. Kapenguria remained the headquarters
of the district.
Besides the creation of West Pokot district and related boundaries, the colonial administration
also went ahead and established a LNC in the area as in other parts of the colony. This was a
legislative branch that consisted of Chiefs (nominated) and one elected member from each
location. At the same time there were varying numbers of headmen, depending on the size
and population of the location who acted as assistants to the Chiefs. The duties of the LNC
included adjustments of salary scales of its employees, making by-laws, licensing local
A Model County in Service Delivery.
To Transform Livelihoods through Equitable and Sustainable Utilization of Resources
The following are the county’s core values,
Integrity
Transparency and accountability
Equity
Respect for Rule of Law
Democracy
Public Participation
Protection of the marginalized.
The county government of west pokot which was formed among other 46 counties in Kenyan
constitution that was promulgated in the year 2010 consists of two sections which are;
The county assembly and the county executive
The county executive is headed by the Governor who is the Chief executive of the County
government and the Deputy Governor is the d8391eputy Chief Executive of the County. The
County executive committees who are the ministry heads supervise the administration and
delivery of services in the County and all decentralized.
The county assembly is chaired by the county speaker passes and amends the county laws in
the county assembly sittings.
Figure 2 : west pokot county structure.
County assembly
National Government
County Government
County executive
Speaker Governor
County Administration County Assembly Administration
Executive Committee
Members
Deputy Governor
County Assembly Members
County Assembly
Committees
Figure 3 : ICT department structure
Web
Admin
The activities undertaken at WEST POKOT COUNTY include
General computer repair and maintenance.
Printer and copier repair and servicing.
Receiving of tenders in CCTV installation and maintenance.
Network implementation in organizations.
Offering customer support on computing devices.
Software installation and maintenance
Hardware repair and upgrade.
Device routing
Customer support.
The report serves to summarize the activities and experiences with WEST POKOT COUNTY
ICT department. The following are the purpose of the program:
i. To output the knowledge and skills acquired in classroom to a working
environment
ii. To translate the theories and assignments learnt in class into an actual working
environment
iii. To expose the learner to work methods not learned in class and to provide
access of equipment and devices that are not available at the university.
iv. To assess interest of the learner in occupations he/she intends to undertake
It has helped me to assess the occupation of the career that I plan to specialize in future.
The program has enabled me to be exposed to the real world with a lot of ease to fit in than
what the course could have given me.
It has enhanced my rapport and network with the company giving me a good opportunity of
job entry
Installation of antivirus software (Kaspersky Anti-virus 6.0 and Quick Heal Antivirus) and
updating it.
Installation of Operating system (Windows 10&8).
Installation of Microsoft Office application program.
Installation of outlook and its configurations.
Installing Browsers (Firefox) and configuring it.
Upgrading computers for example replacing CMOS battery and adding RAM
Setting up a computer in a new location
Replacing faulty peripherals for instance keyboard, mouse, monitors etc.
Blowing of PC’s and Printers and cleaning them
Replacing cartridges on printers
Providing support to users who have problems in network connections
Helping users with printer connection problems
Helping users to troubleshoot slow PC’s
Configuring proxy settings.
Identifying problems in the network for example loose cables.
Troubleshooting the problems of the network cables.
Resolving user login conflicts.
In West Pokot County offices, there are some set of regulations and measures concerning
both attaches and staffs. They include the following;
The attaches’ does not displace regular employees but works under supervis ion
of existing staff
The attaches’ is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclus ion of the
internship
The employer and the attaché understand that the attaché is not entitled to wages
for the time spent in the internship
All staffs and attaches’ should be in official wear from 'Monday to Friday and in
a decent casual wear on friendly.
One should fair to all clients without discrimination.
Time conscious and reporting at the station at 8:00 am and leaving at 5:00pm.
