Govt to End Permanent Employment for Civil Servants
If a new government proposal is approved, all civil servants in every job category will transition from being permanent employees to working under contract terms.
During a press conference on Tuesday, Moses Kuria, the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, announced that the plan is progressing as planned and will be submitted to the cabinet for review on Friday.
Once approved, all government employees will be rehired on a contract basis.
He expressed concern over the fact that one million government employees were consuming nearly half of the nation’s tax income, which was adding to the country’s excessive public salary expenses.
He emphasized the necessity of implementing austerity measures to decrease the wage bill and lessen the burden on taxpayers.
“Last week, we were in the wage bill conference and pointed out that one million consuming 50 percent of our tax revenue means there’s something wrong. That is why if the doctors think we are against them, this week on Friday, I will be moving to Cabinet to present a proposal which if Cabinet approves, all government workers from drivers to cleaners to everyone will be converted to contract. No one will be on permanent terms.
“If you want to be permanent, show me that even your tenure on earth is permanent, we are all on a contract basis even on this earth,” Kuria stated.
During his speech about the doctors’ strike, Kuria wondered why the union did not follow the court orders that required the strike to be put on hold.
To that effect, Kuria ordered the union’s dues to be suspended forthwith.
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“This circus is over. 14 percent of the Cabinet and governors have been coming here for three days. The amount of humiliation that we have been taken through by the union is unimaginable,” he pointed out.
“All good things must have a sacrifice. I have instructed my payroll people not to remit the dues for this union because I will be abetting crime and disrespecting court orders. Enough is enough!”
CS Kuria expressed his dissatisfaction with three matters after the doctors’ strike. He first mentioned what he called the doctors’ dishonesty, citing their disregard for court orders as a form of disrespect.
He also wondered why Kenyans and the media have not demanded accountability from doctors for not following the court order mentioned.
Kuria conveyed his discontent, stating that if the situation were reversed, the government would face constant criticism.
He questioned why the emphasis had moved from the doctors’ strike to personal criticisms of Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha.
“I have been around several CSs for Health and in those regimes there were industrial actions but matters were restricted to the issues at hand. But for my sister, there has been a lot of personalization of matters. The women’s association has not been speaking up about it.
Govt to End Permanent Employment for Civil Servants