Kenya's cash and jobs crisis has taken a turn for the worse following a government directive to freeze the hiring of new civil servants for three years. “It is government policy to contain the wage bill to the medium-term targets,” Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani instructed accounting officers. When hiring is critical, Yatani said MDAs must obtain a written approval from his office about the availability of funds. The ages mean a large number of public servants is retiring annually. The government is the biggest employer in Kenya and the cutback will greatly aggravate the employment crisis and could impede service delivery.

Source: The Star September 30, 2020 02:15 UTC