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On October 12, 2022, Governor Joseph Lenku pledged to revoke the irregular staff promotion, and conduct an employee headcount to tame the bloated wage bill.
On Wednesday, governor Lenku’s made true his pledge when he took the lead in a staff audit.
The county public service board, Lenku said, contracted the Institute of Human Resource Management to assist in carrying out the exercise.
Lenku said the biometric registration exercise will aid in verifying and evaluating the number of staff employed by the county government.
“Today, we took a deliberate yet very significant step to address the critical challenges amounting from human resource management through a staff audit,” Lenku said.
He said to fulfil his vision of building Kajiado more sustainably, his administration is working towards ensuring the county has a competent and effective human resource.
“This can be achieved by aligning the skill set of our employees with the work requirements which will greatly contribute to the overall efficiency of our staff and service delivery to our people,” he said.
Over the next few weeks, the governor said, the Institute of Human Resource Management led by their team leader Catherine Mwangi, will conduct the exercise. “Leading by example, I have personally submitted the required documentation and I expect all staff in the county to cooperate in this important exercise.”
Governor Lenku late last year announced that he will revoke irregular promotions to tame the bloated wage bill.
While addressing the county assembly, Lenku had added that the county would conduct employee headcount to tame the bloated wage bill said to choke the realisation of development.
At the time, Lenku sent a stern warning to the County Public Service Board to be accountable and keenly adhere to the available budget allocations before employing and promoting staff.
He said the county’s wage bill had exceeded the 35 per cent of revenue collection provision offered by the law and stands at 43.4 per cent.
The governor said the major challenge was a lack of auditing of employees and tens of ghost workers finding themselves in the county payroll.
Lenku further said employees’ job placement and promotion have largely ignored merit, saying defined qualifications thresholds as per job advertisement should be adhered to. BY THE STAR