Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has blamed the county’s bloated wage bill for development constraints.

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Speaking in Mombasa on Tuesday, Dr Kidero said the county intends to reduce its workforce from 13,000 to 7,000.

This, he said, will ensure the county government meets its development agenda.

“The huge workforce guzzle up to 78 per cent of all our revenue leaving very little for development. In actual sense, we need only about 7,000 workers,” the governor said while addressing the county Select Committee on Implementation at Voyager Beach Resort during the official opening of a four days’ workshop.

Dr Kidero also faulted the slow release and allocation of funds, saying it has hindered planning in the City.

He revealed that Nairobi County was collecting much lower revenue compared to the defunct City Council.

The workshop’s aim is to analyse Bills, motions passed by MCAs and the reports on committees recommendations made in 2015.

MCAs and county executives are attending the workshop.