Gvt Merges Some Departments , Redeploys Personnel, Cuts Transport Allowances

Government has begun implementing recommendations of the Civil service audit by merging some departments with duplicate functions, redeploying numerous workers and cutting transport allowances for hundreds of others.

Transport allowances for civil servants benefiting from government free daily bus service will be cut and the money channelled to fleet maintenance.

This would be effected this month.

Office orderlies and teachers (and other Grade D5 workers) get at least $100 and $116 in monthly transport and housing allowances.

The ministries of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services and that of Tourism and Hospitality Industry have collapsed unnecessary departments.

The ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development has begun redeploying at least 121 idle workers.

Public Service, labour and Social Services minister said “Cabinet could adopt the report before September is out.

“Cabinet has refereed the recommendations to induivuial ministries who we believe are all studying this report.

“All ministries are consulting with the relevant department under their purview with a view to coming up with a global position on that particular ministry.”

On transport allowances she said ” Today the situation has changed and all the workers now earn a salary and transport allowances. We are discussing with the   Apex to agree on a reasonable amount a worker could pay for the service.” Source – Sunday Mail