The Commission on Revenue Allocation has proposed the scrapping of nominated Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) positions as well as parallel administrative systems in a bid to reduce wage bills in the counties.
According to Mediamax, the commission also suggests the abolishment of inspectorate or county askaris as they tend to duplicate the roles played administration police.
The commission’s chairman, Micah Cheserem, said that the parallel administrative systems and nomination slots have inflated wage bills in devolved governments.
“The systems are suffocating progress in counties and going forward, one of these parallel systems must be collapsed,” Cheserem said.
According to Cheserem citizens have failed to realise the fruit of devolution as alot of the County allocations goes to settle salaries and wages.
“The wage bill is so high and that is why we are recommending that the number of MCAs who are nominated reduced. A county that elects 30 men has to nominate 15 women who will cost Sh15 million every month,” he said.