World19 February 2023 - 11:50

Elected leaders hush-hush about ghost workers in Western county

First-term legislator has a very low opinion of his second-term colleague

by The Star

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Who's doing what to whom, where, why, when and how

Wonder why elected leaders in a western county have remained silent about the nightmare of ghost workers, even after an audit revealed the severity of the problem? It it is emerging the workers were brought on board by second-term MCAs, senior officers and influential politicians. The ghost workers are said to have played a key role in the re-election of the ward reps and even some MPs and were only rewarded by being given positions in the county government. A county government staffer confided the ghost workers are not going anywhere, not in the near future.

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Brokers are reportedly making a killing from job applicants seeking to fill a top position in a key government parastatal. Applicants are allegedly being asked to part with at least Sh3 million just to be shortlisted. Apparently the first payment is for the shortlisting and the applicants have been asked to part with more money to secure the job. The brokers are said to be on a fundraising frenzy to satisfy the demands of an officials of the mother ministry. An earlier recruitment for the position was marred with controversies.

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Why does a first-term lawmaker from the majority side have a low opinion of his second-term colleague? This is the question some keen observers in the House have been heard asking themselves. The two, both lawyers, have been taking on each other over legal matters in a committee where they apparently sit. Whereas the second-term legislator feels that he is senior, his first-term colleague feels he is junior in matters legal. The House leadership has supposedly heard of the infighting in the committee between the two and is said to be considering institutional changes to remove one of them.

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Employees in one of the counties in South Rift are facing hard times after a CEC introduced strict reporting time for work. Over the last one week, several employees have been locked out of their offices after reporting to work past 8am. The official has been 'evicting' them from their office if they report to work past the stipulated time. The man, who previously served as a lecturer, has turned a deaf ear to excuses from employees turning up late and and warned them about dimissal.Some staffers were overheard saying it was a matter of time before the man is taught a lesson.

(Edited by V. Graham)

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