County saves Sh2m in fresh plan to weed out ghost workers
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- The assessment further disclosed that some deceased workers were still on the payroll, while others who had left the county or secured jobs in other institutions, were still receiving salaries.
- The plan to pay by cheque, which was opposed by the workers, who said it would hurt their rights, was initiated by the county after it realised the staff being paid did not match the number of employees it actually had.
- The county also said the payment method was to improve on the findings by an audit done by the Council of Governors and the Ministry of Devolution and Planning.
Kisumu County saved Sh2.3 million that would have been paid to ghost workers in January salaries, a preliminary assessment has indicated.
This was realised after the county used cheques and did a headcount on payday.
The assessment further disclosed that some deceased workers were still on the payroll, while others who had left the county or secured jobs in other institutions, were still receiving salaries.
The county had forced its workers to line up for January pay cheques at various sub-county offices as part of a plot to rid its salary register of ghost workers.
The plan to pay by cheque, which was opposed by the workers, who said it would hurt their rights, was initiated by the county after it realised the staff being paid did not match the number of employees it actually had.
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The county also said the payment method was to improve on the findings by an audit done by the Council of Governors and the Ministry of Devolution and Planning.
“We believe by using the headcount during collection of cheques, we will not only know the people who do not deserve to be in the payroll, but also the exact number of people we have,” said Communication Chief Officer George Anyong’a in an earlier interview.
