SUSPENSION OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS TO ALLOW RADICAL SURGERY
Today, I have suspended all Financial Operations in the County. I have directed all financial officers – procurement, accountants, auditors, directors etc to proceed on immediate leave from today until further notice. They are not to access Government premises until they are recalled.
This move is to allow a thorough independent audit and suitability assessment of staff and financial systems and operations of Machakos County.
The objective is to ensure that going forward Wananchi get value for monies that has been entrusted on us. There is need to improve efficiency, route out cartels and enhance accountability and integrity in all levels of my Government.
This is part of a comprehensive radical surgery informed by my interactions with Wananchi during the just concluded campaigns.
I will be announcing more changes in the next few days and I promise my people of Machakos and the various stakeholders that I will ensure that you receive Government services in a transparent and efficient manner.
Over 437 staff affected are from both the County Treasury Headquarters as well as those seconded in other Government departments all over the County.
I have just seen in his twitter page its true, but then who will assist the auditors in doing their thing? Ordinarily, these officers(or some) would be there to leta this or the other file hata explain some things for the auditor to be able to check out the transaction trail.
His chief of staff, a person i know so well having schooled together has been mentioned in countless corruption scandals, has he also been suspended to allow an audit?If not hii ni PR tu.
A mix of PR stunts and getting rid of some staff who didn’t tow the line in his last term. Most of those staff will resume their positions after a few weeks
Siasa tu. He’s had them all those years, sasa ndiyo amegundua wanaiba? Long after contractors wamegonjeka hypertension na wengine kufa wakisubiri hela zao?