The exercise which is part of the Inter-Governmental Steering Committee for the Capacity Assessment and Rationalization of the Public Service (CARPS) programme will wipe out ghost workers and ensure Kenyans receive the quality services they deserve.
"With the biometric registration of all public servants, I hope that within a short time we will be able to put to rest the issue of ghost workers in the public service and ensure efficient management of public resources," Kenyatta said during the launch in Mombasa.
Kenya’s wage bill has been rising fast following the formation of new government institutions.
The huge wage bill is leaving little for capital development and service delivery and these coupled with rising wave of insecurity with prospects of fear after expensive general election has put the country in tight budget.
Experts have warned that the massive public wage bill, if not addressed, will continue to weigh heavily on the operations of counties and national public institutions, crowd-out needed public sector investment, and ultimately undermine service delivery and growth.
The two month-long exercise targets public servants working in ministries, departments and agencies at the national and county governments.
Additional data such as photographs and fingerprints will also be added to details already in the database.
At the end of the exercise, persons who will not have been authenticated and their whereabouts not accounted for in terms of authorized leave or absence due to travel and other reasons will be deemed to be "ghost workers" and will be eliminated from the public service payroll.
Kenyatta called on all public servants to cooperate and participate in the registration exercise to expedite its completion. "It is in your best interest that you get registered, lest you are counted as a ghost worker," he said.
To register, the public servants are required to present an original national ID card, a completed biometric data form, original academic and professional certificates, letters of first and current appointments, a current payslip and a birth certificate.
The government said biometrics is a tried and tested system able to cope with the data authentication requirements of the CARPS programme system.
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Quelle/Source: Coastweek, 02.09.2014
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