Kisii county governor in a past event, he has said they are planning to carry out a fresh audit of workers) Photo/Standard
The Kisii County government is now set to undertake a thorough audit of all its workers as a way of reducing the wage bill and financing development projects.
According to Kisii County governor James Ongwae, the county has been using more of its resources in paying salaries hence giving less room for development.
“Immediate measures need to be put in place to weed out unnecessary and ghost workers in the county public service,” said Ongwae
Speaking to the press in his office on Wednesday the governor observed that a large allocation of the county’s budget goes to the salaries leaving very little for development.
“We have received various briefs from each department and we realize that many of the sections are over staffed and my government is moving with speed to see to it that unnecessary staff is removed,” he said.
He noted that many workers were employed three months to the general elections yet the county has no strength to pay them.
“It has come to our realization that employment was used as a campaign tool, as majority of these workers were employed during the electioneering period. We shall ascertain their qualifications and certificates and action taken accordingly,” said the governor.
Ongwae pointed out that qualified personnel will not be sacked, saying deployment will be done to the departments they fit in.
“There will be some minor changes where an officer will be deployed where he/ she is qualified. We have noted that some were employed and posted to wrong departments,” he said.
He further warned them against laziness, absenteeism and corruption, saying his government will not entertain such vices.
The county boss also promised to cut off foreign trips and bench markings, saying such expeditions have proved unhelpful to the county, but only ended up incurring unnecessary expenditure at the expense of development.