County Staff Smile All the Way to The Bank

 

Man of his word

Our Reporter

~ Governor Julius Malombe has indeed come into office with a new midas touch. As you read this, all the County Government workers have been paid their August salaries, much to the excitement of many who have hailed the move as godsend. 

~ In the past, the county staff under the collapsed Mbee Nzei government used to receive their pay three weeks after the end of every month. ~ Sometimes they would skip months without pay as the former governor and her cartels wallowed in sleaze and impunity.

~ But when governor Malombe took the oath of office at Kitui showgrounds before an expectant crowd, he promised that all the county staff would be paid on time.

Below was his promise: 

'County Employees: - Ensuring that outstanding salaries and arrears of County Government employees are fully paid and to ensure that staff salaries are paid not later than 30th of every month as was the case during my initial 2013 - 2017 tenure.' 

~ And this has come true. On Wednesday, the county staff received in full their August salaries, a clear demonstration that Dr. Malombe is committed to his word.

~ Indeed the governor's promise to pay staff salaries on time was part of Dr. Malombe's to do items in his first 100 days in office. 

"This is so exciting. It once again feels we are being valued as county government workers. This is something we have missed for the last 5 years. We are profusely grateful to the governor, we now know he means well," stated one of the excited County staff member. 

~ The other quick items on the governor's to do list in 100 days are;

¶ Completion of abandoned projects such as the Kangu Kangu water project

¶ Ensuring that hospitals are stocked with necessary drugs and other non pharmaceutical materials.

¶ Establish a technical team to look into pending bills & establish ways to pay the same

¶ Placing ECDE teachers in the scheme of service and transiting them to P&P terms. 

Among others.