CS Ndung’u halts government recruitment for one year

Minister of National Finance Njuguna Ndung’u has outlined far-reaching policy measures to contain public spending, including spending cuts across all sectors of government.

Presenting the highlights of the 2024-25 budget, Ndung’u said the government would implement alll Subsidies for the purchase of motor vehicles.

He said the government would suspend the purchase of furniture and the renovation and partitioning of government offices for one year in the fiscal year beginning July 1.

The CS said the government would also Reduce spending on foreign travel and rationalise all government training costs.

The CS said the government would also restrict all training to state institutions.

The CS said the government would also stop hiring public sector staff next year to bring runaway current expenditure under control.

“It will be Suspension of all new recruitment in the public sector for the next year”,

At the same time, the CS announced that the government would conduct an audit of all public salaries and clean them up during the suspension of employment.

The aim is to eliminate the number of bogus workers and to enforce the payment of salary levels that correspond to the recommendations of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.

At the same time, the government will try to minimize government spending through the use of technology.

Government agencies are also prevented from investing surplus funds and must enforce the requirements of the PFM Act 2012 and the PFM Regulation 2015.

The law obliges the SAGAs to transfer these funds to the state treasury.