Have you ever imagined that someone can be sneaked into a payroll and earn awesomely for more than a year? Well, this has just happened in one of the county governments.
Corruption in Kenya has been a task that has given relevant authorities a hard time to fight it completely.
While the National government plans to take off EACC powers to the Directorate of Criminal investigations (DCI), things looks different in Kisii County.
The County has been paying unqualified ghost workers whom it claims were sneaked into the payroll of the County.
The Kisii government now says, in the next two weeks, will start laying off workers who were sneaked into the payroll.
Governor James Ongwae said some individuals colluded to enter names into the payroll when he was busy campaigning to retain his seat.
He said a report is out and will be presented to the county assembly for adoption to enable the process start. Ongwae spoke after 17 chief officers signed performance contracts. He said his administration spends a lot resources on recurrent expenditure as opposed to development.
Ongwae warned lazy county employees, saying it will not be business as usual. He said they must deliver effective services to the people. “I am reminding all my officers that they were not employed to earn salaries, but provide effective services to the people who are our masters,” he said. Present during the ceremony was county commissioner Godffrey Kigochi and speaker David Kombo.
The governor said employees will only be promoted based on performance and not years of service. Ongwae said appraisals for employees in job group J and above will start next year. He said development activities in the county stalled because the national government has not released development funds.
The county boss, however, assured residents in the 45 wards that development activities will begin next week because the money will be released.
In order to achieve their development objectives, Ongwae directed the assembly committee chair on budget Dennis Ombachi to lead MCAs in identifying projects of priority.
But will that happen if ghost workers continue existing or he has to eliminate these people that were sneaked into pay roll first?