Counties have per week to make use of new system in conflict on fraud

Controller of Finances Margaret Nyakango. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Counties have till October 1 emigrate their administration techniques to a unified human useful resource platform used throughout the general public service within the newest effort at curbing pilferage particularly in paying staff.

Controller of Finances Margaret Nyakango disclosed that the 47 devolved models have lower than two weeks to shift to Unified Human Useful resource (UHR) Info System for the general public service.

The counties are at the moment utilizing a mixture of guide and Built-in Payroll & Personnel Database (IPPD) which have nonetheless been a handy platform for fraud provided that guide techniques are susceptible to abuse.

Migration to the UHR system is a part of commitments that the Nationwide Treasury made to the Worldwide Financial Fund final yr in a bid to tame graft within the cost of staff on the nationwide and county ranges.

“All of the County Governments, together with the County Assemblies, are required emigrate to the Unified Human Useful resource (HR) Info System for the general public service by 1st October 2022, in step with the rules by the Head of the Public Service,” Ms Nyakango stated.

Ms Nyakango added that not one of the counties had shifted to the unified system by shut of the monetary that resulted in June.

Cost of employees salaries and different advantages on the counties continues to develop yearly behind the system gaps, crowding out funds for the supply of primary providers like well being and development of roads, water and sewerage traces.

The push for counties to shift to a standard system that brings collectively all public entities comes amid growing instances of guide funds value billions of shillings.

The CoB report for the monetary yr that ended June reveals that counties paid salaries value Sh15.63 billion with Ms Nyakango singling out the funds for potential fraud.

A majority of counties concerned within the funds cited lack of private numbers for dozens of their employees fueling fears on the existence of ghost staff on their payrolls.

The brand new system will present dependable info on public service numbers, wages and allowances considerably serving to keep away from double cost of staff on the two ranges of governments.

Treasury final yr made the dedication that each one nationwide and county authorities staff will probably be maintained on the unified system as a part of reforms to boost transparency.

Ms Nyakango added that her workplace won’t approve requisitions from county entities that won’t have complied by October 1.

Managing two payrolls has posed transparency weaknesses leaving gaps for some staff to get double pay at each counties and nationwide governments.

The Salaries and Remuneration Fee final yr stated {that a} unified system will assist observe nationwide and county authorities entities that pay salaries and different advantages exterior the prescribed caps.

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