[Garissa Governor Ali Korane (seated in the Middle) with MCAs at a past function. He has been asked not to fire county workers haphazardly.] (Photo/ The Star)
Garissa county Public Service Board is to blame for the firing of some of the employees, a section of the Members of the county Assembly (MCAs) has said.
According to a local daily, the lawmakers have now asked the county boss, Ali Korane to abide by the rules and regulations when it comes to laying off workers in his government.
This is after hundreds of members of staff were presented with dismissal letters after the governor revealed his plan to improve service delivery and get rid of ghost workers from the county in the next five years of his leadership.
The county government ordered 400 revenue clerks in the region to return their receipt books until further communication is made.
Led by minority leader Mohamed Sheikh and MCAs Farah Maow (Sankuri), Mohamed Abdi (Dadaab), and Mohamed Gedi (nominated) the leaders called upon the Korane, who was elected on Jubilee ticket to go slow over reforms at the county. They also reminded him to give notice to the workers before firing them.
“PSB is partly to blame. They were silent when people were illegally recruited. We appeal for the county administration to be humane and give those affected the required notice,” Sheikh said, as quoted by the local daily.
The county also suspended Ugatuzi na Kazi programme rendering 2000 casual laborers jobless.