Kenyans on Twitter have heavily protested against Kenya’s highly increasing wage bill.
They say the increasing wage bill is as a result of the introduction of the 47 counties in which the governors do unnecessary budgets on salaries and trips rather than development.
In July 2018 an analysis by the Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo indicated that counties increased spending on salaries and foreign trips as development suffered.
In a bid to tame the ever increasing wage bill, through a Government circular, CS Henry Rotich stated that Ministries and state agencies should not budget for funds to recruit staff in the 2019-2020 financial year.
Here are some reactions from Kenyans on Twitter.
The rising wage bill compromises economic health of Kenya by increases inflationary and financial risks and hence limits chances for the economy to generate jobs for the ever
increasing number of unemployed youth. #WageBillFromHell— Kevin Munyui (@Aquaprentise) September 26, 2018
…..and you can tell that even our leaders are just as ignorant because guys like Baba Lupita(PhD) and Kiraitu Murungi a respected lawyer only realized that being governor was better than being senator AFTER they had been elected. #WageBillFromHell
— Polycarp Hinga® (@PolycarpHinga) September 26, 2018
Managing the wage bill at sustainable levels is key to unlocking national resources for purposes of development expenditure, improving service delivery and overall economic growth #WageBillFromHell
— kennedy Gichuru (@gichurukenny) September 26, 2018
#WageBillFromHell Only for salaries ,The government pays more to civil servant ,you wonder where development will come from with all this struggles on wage bill
— Kibet Benard (@KibetBenard_) September 26, 2018
When we passed this constitution, we were just 8 years out of a punishing 24 year Moi rule, we were so obsessed with ending the “Big Man syndrome” that we did not pay attention to the other important aspects.
Truth is , our katiba is garbage!#WageBillFromHell— Polycarp Hinga® (@PolycarpHinga) September 26, 2018