Health Cabinet Secretary said some 12 counties has resisted a directive to integrate payroll systems to fast-track the payment. [Mercy Kahenda, Staandard]
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale now says counties are to blame for delayed September salaries for the Universal Health Coverage staff.
Duale on Monday said the delay had been occasioned by the fact that the devolved units had refused to integrate payroll systems to fast-track the payment process.
Speaking during the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) meeting held at Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s Karen home, Duale said as a matter of fact, the ministry has no money to pay the staff unless counties take them onto their payrolls or the funds are transferred to the ministry.
The CS said the resistance by about 12 counties had frustrated efforts to establish a sustainable payroll mechanism for the 7,786 UHC workers.
