Last
month, the auditors report revealed that 2,500 out of the 11,000 workers are
blood relatives. The labor committee has been meeting to probe what
factors led to the hiring of blood relatives. The employees audit report
revealed that 3,457 workers are also from the same region.
Committee vice chairman Alfred
Ambani said they are seeking a solution to the nepotism which casts the county
in bad light. “This is not our fault but its something we inherited from
the defunct City Council of Nairobi,” he said.
Ambani said 23 per cent is a big
number and it is unfair for the county government to operate as one big family
enterprise.
The auditors report blamed former
ministers of local government, mayors, town clerks and councilors for helping
hundreds of their relatives secure jobs at City Hall. The report said most
jobs were handed out to relatives without any advertising.
Last week, Nairobi Governor Evans
Kidero said he is working on sealing all loopholes so that future recruitment
can be guided by the policy of meritocracy.
Some 2,000 ghost workers discovered
during the head count were among those appearing multiple times in the payroll.
Via STAR
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