Education Ministry suspends transfer, deployment of teachers
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- 05 May 2023
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The Ministry of Education and Sport has suspended the transfer and deployment of both teaching and non-teaching staff in all educational institutions. The suspension comes at a time when the Auditor General is carrying out an audit of the government payroll.
Ketty Lamaro, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, says that the new verification process is a segment of a nationwide exercise that the auditor general’s office will conduct to determine the count of public officers.
“In light of the above, the Ministry of Education and Sports has temporarily suspended the transfer and deployment of teaching and non-teaching staff effective 17 April until further notice to enable the auditor general’s office to carry out this exercise,” the communication addressed to the head of institutions read in part.
The Ministry of Finance ordered the Auditor-General to conduct a comprehensive audit of the government payroll to determine the exact number of civil servants and the correct salary payments. This audit is in response to many districts and government agencies reporting wage shortfalls, which have caused workers to miss salaries for months.
The education sector, which employs the majority of public servants, has been particularly affected, as it has been unable to deploy 4,000 teachers recruited by the education service commission since last year due to the lack of funds.
Over the years, the government has implemented various initiatives to address the issue of non-existent teachers being paid from the national treasury, including school inspections, teacher validation, and headcounts. Some of these initiatives involved intelligence agencies. Read More…
