Kisii county government has launched staff head count exercise of its entire staff as part of efforts to eliminate ghost workers.
The exercise is a follow up on an audit report which unearthed a number of human resource issues, ghost workers in the payroll and those workers who earn excess or double salaries.
The employees were required to carry photocopies and originals of their national ID cards, academic and professional certificates, letters of first appointment, latest deployment, promotion and transfer as well as the latest payslip.
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A kisii based Human rights activist Rachel Otundo (Pictured Above) has expressed her depression over what the government is doing to tackle corruption in the country terming it as a public relations exercise.
Speaking to journalists in her office, she said that it’s a letdown for the government to act busy all over sudden whereas the cases of corruption have been existing.
“What is the magic that will be done in order to curb down corruption completely?”, she posed adding that the trend of fake seriousness have been witnessed in the past over fighting corruption but only to engage Kenyans on other issues blanketing the whole monster.
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The media has been urged to promote good governance and promote positive values within the society.
Speaking during the marking of the world Press Freedom day, Kisii University vice chancellor Prof. John Akama challenged the scribes promote accountability, ethical value and integrity in the course of their work.
The Professor urged the media to be in… 
Gusii community elected leaders and council of elders have hailed President Uhuru Kenyatta’s appointment of a 14 member committee to spearhead the peace pact between in him and opposition leader Raila Odinga.
The leaders and elders thanked… 
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has applauded counties which have established areas where there were high risks of corruption.
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) CEO Halakhe Waqo said that this has been achieved through collaboration between the commission and the counties.
Speaking at the Kisii County governor's office when he paid… 
