Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua has assured county workers that no one will be intimidated as the county starts the biometric registration of all employees.
Speaking to the press at Nakuru town on Tuesday, Mbugua asked county workers to present themselves for the exercise and make sure they carry the required documents.
He said the county supports the registration exercise which he said will help address cases of ghost workers.
“I want to assure Nakuru County workers that no one will be intimidated as we start the biometric registration exercise,” he said.
Mbugua observed that some people are earning salaries and allowances they have not worked for and that those found to be ghosts will be immediately removed from the payroll.
Meanwhile, a section of county workers have expressed mixed reactions in connection with the biometric registration exercise.
John Mutua, a worker at the county government, welcomed the move, saying it will save the government a lot of money that is paid to ghost workers.
“It’s good that the government has now come in to address the issue of the ballooning wage bill,” he said. He, however, urged the government to ensure workers are not laid off.
Mercy, who identified herself with one name for fear of intimidation, alleged that the government is using the exercise to retrench workers, adding that it will be wrong for the government to lure workers to register and then retrench them.