Let's all work in unity we are one CS Ruku
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Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku now says that staff reporting late to work and those always absent from their work stations will, going forward, be treated as ghost workers.
Speaking in Nyeri after he made an impromptu visit to government offices, Ruku said most public and civil services officers have had a tendency to report to work and leave shortly after, but this will no longer be tolerated.
He insisted that they cannot continue to receive salaries from Kenyans when they don’t do any meaningful work.
“Everybody working in any government office who doesn’t report to work at the required time, and those who report and disappear, we will be treating them as ghost workers," he said.
“Most of you who are late, I have seen some running away, you are not different from my definition of a ghost worker. You receive a salary from the people of Kenya, but you are not reporting to work at the right time. You probably come in at 9 and leave at 11 to go do other things, you are just a ghost worker,” he said.
The Cabinet Secretary announced that moving forward, all government offices will have daily attendance registers that will include a schedule of duties.
Ruku added that his ministry would take important steps on behalf of the people and the government of Kenya, noting that President William Ruto himself is committed to such reforms.
The CS expressed concern over the economic cost of inefficiency in the public sector, noting that laxity, poor timekeeping, and absenteeism contribute to losses amounting to billions of shillings each year.
“Moving forward, we are going to get in touch with all supervisors from Sub-county, county, regional and national level and we are going to introduce attendance register to ensure every employee has a schedule of duties and also ensure every employee adheres to staff performance appraisal system and we are also going to carry a baseline survey as a ministry to understand the satisfaction levels of the employees within the ministries and state departments.”
He condemned the widespread disregard for official working hours, calling it a betrayal of public trust and a waste of taxpayer resources.
The CS reminded civil servants that they are stewards of service delivery and must uphold the highest standards of discipline, professionalism, and integrity.
He urged officers to embrace self-discipline to avoid the need for such interventions.
“I'm sending a message to all public servants in Kenya, civil and public servants, that we must do what is required. The Ministry of Public Service is going to institute measures to ensure those not doing the right thing in their work stations, we are going to take action, and they will lose their jobs.
“We have qualified young people crying for jobs across the Republic of Kenya who can take those roles."
CS Ruku commended the punctuality among different departments, including at the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and Huduma Centre in Nyeri, as well as those undertaking internships in public offices.
