Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has issued a warning to civil servants who report to work late and those who are always absent during working hours, declaring that they will now be treated as ghost workers.
Speaking on Tuesday, July 15, Ruku stated that habitual lateness and unexplained absences will no longer be tolerated in government offices.
"Everybody working in any government office who doesn't report to work at the required time and those who report to work and later disappear will be treated as ghost workers moving forward," he said.
Ruku also announced immediate measures to identify and deal with those who fail to adhere to proper reporting times.
"Starting today, for those who are late, we are going to get your name, personal number as well as ID number and we will issue a show cause letter of why you are not taking your job seriously," he added.
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Ruku further stated that oversight mechanisms are being strengthened across all government offices, from the sub-county to the national level.
For instance, according to the CS supervisors will now be tasked with overseeing attendance registers and tracking daily responsibilities through structured schedules and performance appraisals.
"Moving forward, we are going to get in touch with all supervisors from the sub-county to the national level and you are going to introduce an attendance register to ensure each and every employee has a schedule of duties and to ensure that all employees adhere to the staff performance appraisal system," he further said.
Additionally, Ruku said the ministry plans to assess the working environment and gauge employee satisfaction in ministries and state departments.
"We are also going to carry out a baseline survey as a ministry to understand the satisfaction level of employees within the ministries and the state departments across the sub-county and regional offices," he noted.
This comes barely a month after Ruku warned civil servants from reporting to work late after making an impromptu visit to the Rift Valley Regional Headquarters in Nakuru and found hundreds of workers had not yet arrived at their respective offices.
He said he will no longer allow public servants to report to work late, and directed all human resource officers and supervisors in government offices to ensure public servants adhere to operational guidelines.
“Such kind of work attitude cannot be tolerated in the public service. We are directing all Human Resource Officers and Supervisors in all government offices to ensure all public servants adhere to the operational and management performance guidelines.
“Any public servant unwilling to comply with the Principles and Values of Public Service as established by our Constitution and auxiliary laws should leave office and focus on other things," he said.
