Local Government Minister Karissa Maitha, has been tackling corruption and fraud in the headcounts of Nairobi City Council workers — thousands of people draw salaries as government workers even though they don’t actually perform any work for the city.
Recently, Maitha ordered every council worker to show up at Nairobi City Stadium with a copy of an appointment letter, council identification card, and their National Identity Card to prove that they are legitimate employees.
Although there are officially more than 21,000 employees on the Nairobi payroll, Maitha said that his initial counts suggest that the number of legitimate workers is only in the 15,000 to 17,000 range.
Maitha’s efforts are part of incoming president Mwai Kibaki’s promise to fix the endemic corruption in Kenya that former president Daniel arap Moi allowed to flourish. Maitha said that he had received death threats for his trouble,
Those who have been milking the council of millions of shillings have even threatened to kill me and the new City Treasurer George Wambua for closing their taps. But I’ve never been a coward in my life; so my war on corruption in local authorities will continue.
Source:
Headcount reveals Nairobi scam. The BBC, March 11, 2003.
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