Migori Governor Okoth Obado being vetted before receiving his salary in cash

Migori county government workers have faulted the head count process to wed out ghost workers launched by governor Okoth Obado.

Through their union, Migori County Government Workers Union, they have threatened to end the exercise sloted to end on August 9.

A letter written by the County Secretary Christopher Rusana dated July 4 required all employees to with them

“original letter of appointment/ and latest promotion letter, their pay slips for the past three months and acknowledgement note from respective H.O.D’s,”

Speaking today at Migori Stadium where the exercise is taking place, Baraza Nguka, the union’s Migori branch Secretary General, said that the process was taking place contrary to how it was agreed.

“We had come into agreement with the County leadership that an independent body be contracted to conduct this process which is not the case,” Nguka said.

He explained the county government had agreed to keep the process free and fair to the satisfaction of all workers, but there is fear those who are not “politically correct” are being intimidated.

“I witnessed an instance where a worker who had a letter of appointment from the Revenue department was blocked from being vetted. It was on fake premise that he was initially employed in Education department,” he said.

He added: “It’s illogical to lay blame on the worker as it the supervisor in charge that was supposed to issue a letter showing transfer from one depart to the one they purport the worker was supposed to be working in.”

The Workers Union leader urged the County Secretary to step in and ensure that the process is flawless so as to bear the projected results.

“We agreed to this arrangement because we also want a ‘Ghost’ free government with the rightful employees,” the workers Secretary General said.

But speaking when he officially launched the exercise Obado expressed hope that the process will help in the physical verification of the existence of employees at each workstation.

He said illegal employees are hurting the county’s budget and validation of the payroll will save the county government from the loss.

Obado said that Migori County employed 1,100 people but has been paying salaries for over 2,700 employees.