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Vihiga authorities employed seven underage workers between 2013 and 2017, reveals a staff audit released Wednesday.
An Audit Report Conducted by the Directorate of Personnel Management According to the report published by Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo, the miners changed the details of the essential documents to disguise themselves as adults and continued to earn money using fake.
Miners also shared identity card numbers and bank accounts with adults
The 100-page report recommends the recovery of wages paid to minors and asks that senior officials involved in the Scam be reprimanded.
Anyone holding a job under the age of 18 will be immediately struck off the payroll, "said Dr. Ottichilo, adding that disciplinary action will be taken against agents who have signed their employment contracts
The report is a random sample that could indicate system decay during the reporting period.It is unclear whether the taxes owed on the minor's remuneration were remitted as they had between 15 and 17 years old
The governor called for a staff audit as soon as he took office, and the report also recommends that all 100 employees over the age of 45 who are on tenure and pension be contracted because their employment is contrary to the Pension Act, which could cause further rift between the unions and the governor.It is only recently that nurses and doctors have remained & # 39; s work gap until officials reach an agreement to end the strike.
In addition, all staff on probation for more than one year will be confirmed pursuant to subsection 71 (1) Dr. Ottichilo stated that the audit had identified ghost workers in the county payroll and recommended prosecution.
The Governor stated that the implementation of the report would be linked to Article 35 of the Constitution and to the President who conducted the audit.
"With the directive (from the Office of the President), we highlighted some key issues and recommended actions to be taken by my Government," said Dr. Ottichilo. The report will be forwarded to the county badembly for adoption.
"In September 2017, during the audit, the Vihiga County Government had 3,234 employees (against a recommendation of 1,200. The government has already committed to the recommendations of this report", declared Dr. Ottichilo
