CS Treasury John Mbadi says he has discussed auditing TSC payroll with the UN.
On Wednesday, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi announced intentions to examine the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and higher education spending in the education sector.
Mbadi stated, “Education,” in an interview with Spice FM on Wednesday. We are concentrating on this area and wish to conduct a thorough analytical audit of the funds we receive from TSC for education.
Mbadi further affirmed that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) would be enlisted to assist with the payroll system review.
“I spoke with and involved the UNDP.” Since they are skilled in that field, they are also expected to assist us in doing a study of our systems in order to conduct an appraisal, Mbadi stated.
He added that the UNDP had also expressed alarm about the discrepancies in the TSC payroll in Kenya, saying, “They said there is a country which I will not mention, where they found the payroll had 17% ghost workers and Kenya may even be worse.”
This is the main reason why the CS thought Kenya desperately needed a mechanism to streamline its public sector payroll, especially in the field of education.
He also voiced worries about the improper monitoring of capitation monies, which has resulted in a number of concerning tendencies, such as the distribution of funds to nonexistent students.
The latter, according to the CS, was a problem being addressed in cooperation with Julius Migos Ogamba, the Education CS.
Regarding payroll issues, he said he will be collaborating with Public Service CS Justin Muturi to guarantee an audit is carried out to confirm that only teachers who are actually employed are getting paid.
Mbadi reflected on the time he spent leading the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee. He pointed out that the committee had dealt with a number of examples where public servants were paid long after they had passed away.
“If you can pay deceased teachers, then you can pay non-existent teachers,” Mbadi remarked. “You would be amused to learn that we discovered a lot of teachers who were paid after they passed away when I was chair of the public accounts committee.”
In order to guarantee that retired teachers do not face obstacles in their pursuit of their entitlements, he also emphasized the necessity of a system that immediately transfers them from payroll to pension.
“A system that transfers teachers from payroll to pension is what we’re looking for. And any Kenyans who have been employed and are about to retire. “It should transit you automatically,” he remarked.
CS Treasury John Mbadi says he has discussed auditing TSC payroll with the UN.
